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> The companies that buy up sites like Bandcamp are interested in nothing except ensuring the executives’ pockets get lined appropriately. What about the peopl
by JackFr 3y ago
> The companies that buy up sites like Bandcamp are interested in nothing except ensuring the executives’ pockets get lined appropriately.
What about the people who sell sites like Bandcamp? It seems to me they want their pockets lined as well.
To me it points to something fundamentally unsustainable. If cycle of “people who love music/support the artists” create sites/publications/etc. and then invariably sell out to some larger corporate body who dilutes or destroys the operation - what is going wrong?
- unfamiliar 3y agoLike growth needs to continue because just maintaining value is not acceptable for shareholders, maybe the problem is that the founders/sellers need a big payday because just having a steady income is not acceptable (to them).
- compiler-guy 3y agoRunning a business isn’t just a steady income though. It’s also annoyance and hassle and long nights. I don’t fault anyone for wanting to get off that carousel.