> they drive Spotify subscriptions There is no reason to believe this is true - I can download all the main artists in 30 minutes. Its the niche ones that I en

> they drive Spotify subscriptions There is no reason to believe this is true - I can download all the main artists in 30 minutes. Its the niche ones that I enjoy discpvering and wouldnt bother to download > there is a strong correlation between popularity and work, coupled with talent. Even stronger correlation between marketing spending and popularity > Only in some degenerate scenarios, where you listen to only one obscure artist that nobody listens to, This is waay too disrespectfull