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SongTradr needs demonstrate that Bandcamp wasn't financially viable and thus layoffs were coming regardless of unionization attempts. They acquired BandCamp two

SongTradr needs demonstrate that Bandcamp wasn't financially viable and thus layoffs were coming regardless of unionization attempts. They acquired BandCamp two weeks ago and layoffs post-acquisition are extremely common. NLRB can't do shit.

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- DiggyJohnson 3y ago
  This is an egregious comment. Why are you assuming the GP was satisfied in making this point. You are assuming the worst in this person just because you disagree.
  - coldtea 3y ago
    No, I assume it because of the way they phrased their answer
    - DiggyJohnson 3y ago
      Right, that’s what I’m saying is so out of line. Their phrasing was simply concise, you shouldn’t be so comfortable reading into it any more than that.
mhitza 3y ago
> SongTradr needs demonstrate that Bandcamp wasn't financially viable That's provably false. > He notes that, according to its co-founder, Ethan Diamond, Bandcamp has been profitable since 2012. > In addition, Bandcamp charges its customers (indie artists) just 10-15% commission rates as a retailer – and on Bandcamp Fridays, it charges nothing at all. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/podcast/is-this-the-real-reason-epic-games-acquired-bandcamp/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/podcast/is-this-the-r... "Is this the real reason Epic Games acquired Bandcamp?" https://towardsdatascience.com/why-is-bandcamp-profitable-and-spotify-isnt-3444ad63e7fb https://towardsdatascience.com/why-is-bandcamp-profitable-an... "Why is Bandcamp profitable and Spotify not?" This is pre Epic acquisition, and they seemed mostly hands of in their approach. https://old.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/comments/11g0c07/its_the_one_year_anniversary_of_bandcamps/ https://old.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/comments/11g0c07/its_the_o... "It’s the one year anniversary of Bandcamp’s acquisition by Epic."
- hipadev23 3y ago
  > That's provably false. Then why did Epic sell this veritable cashcow?
  - Apocryphon 3y ago
    "to focus on its core metaverse, games, and tools efforts.” https://pitchfork.com/news/epic-games-sells-bandcamp-amid-layoffs/ https://pitchfork.com/news/epic-games-sells-bandcamp-amid-la...
  - nemothekid 3y ago
    Probably because the employees wanted to unionize.

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DiggyJohnson 3y ago
This is an egregious comment. Why are you assuming the GP was satisfied in making this point. You are assuming the worst in this person just because you disagree.
- coldtea 3y ago
  No, I assume it because of the way they phrased their answer
  - DiggyJohnson 3y ago
    Right, that’s what I’m saying is so out of line. Their phrasing was simply concise, you shouldn’t be so comfortable reading into it any more than that.

mhitza 3y ago

> SongTradr needs demonstrate that Bandcamp wasn't financially viable That's provably false. > He notes that, according to its co-founder, Ethan Diamond, Bandcamp has been profitable since 2012. > In addition, Bandcamp charges its customers (indie artists) just 10-15% commission rates as a retailer – and on Bandcamp Fridays, it charges nothing at all. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/podcast/is-this-the-real-reason-epic-games-acquired-bandcamp/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/podcast/is-this-the-r... "Is this the real reason Epic Games acquired Bandcamp?" https://towardsdatascience.com/why-is-bandcamp-profitable-and-spotify-isnt-3444ad63e7fb https://towardsdatascience.com/why-is-bandcamp-profitable-an... "Why is Bandcamp profitable and Spotify not?" This is pre Epic acquisition, and they seemed mostly hands of in their approach. https://old.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/comments/11g0c07/its_the_one_year_anniversary_of_bandcamps/ https://old.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/comments/11g0c07/its_the_o... "It’s the one year anniversary of Bandcamp’s acquisition by Epic."

hipadev23 3y ago
> That's provably false. Then why did Epic sell this veritable cashcow?
- Apocryphon 3y ago
  "to focus on its core metaverse, games, and tools efforts.” https://pitchfork.com/news/epic-games-sells-bandcamp-amid-layoffs/ https://pitchfork.com/news/epic-games-sells-bandcamp-amid-la...
- nemothekid 3y ago
  Probably because the employees wanted to unionize.