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> It's a business, not a charity. I hate this phrase, we are better than that. No one is asking businesses to become charities, what they are asking for them t
by samwillis 5y ago
> It's a business, not a charity.
I hate this phrase, we are better than that. No one is asking businesses to become charities, what they are asking for them to become more socially conscious. Invest even a small quantity of profits into areas of the business that, while may not be profitable, could provide some level of support to society.
We as a society need to move past this excuse of "they are just a business" and not expect them to be better than that.
> Rogan is enormously popular. Content from marginalized groups is, almost by definition, less so.
Spotify should be using some portion of their profits to give these marginalized groups a platform to tell their story. We should not dismiss them.
- elzbardico 5y agoYou can pay some alternative spotify where your favorite groups are represented. That's how it works.
- pl0x 5y agoHow about you donate a portion of your profits to these "groups"? How many marginalized groups have you helped with your cushy career?
- wonderwonder 5y agowhat happens when they choose to support groups that you dont like? What if they decided to invest 15 million a year in supporting conservative causes or securing the border? Companies getting involved in things outside of their core reason is just asking for trouble. What you consider support to society may be very different than what someone else does.
- Veen 5y agoYes, it's not like the groups traditionally considered marginalized are underrepresented in popular music. What are they going to spend that $100 million on? Anglican bell-ringers and Appalachian skiffle groups?
- wonderwonder 5y agoNot really sure what you mean, it seems like 75+ % of the current top 100 songs are minorities. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/ https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/