Why do you assume I want anything here? I just stated what is. Per stream the small guy gets less than the big guy. If anything the question here is why a big

Why do you assume I want anything here? I just stated what is. Per stream the small guy gets less than the big guy. If anything the question here is why a big act gets more per stream than a small act – and what effect this ultimately has for the art that is created. There is many ways of slicing the cake without making the cake bigger. The biggest actor in the streaming business saying small acts can suck it is a statement, sure. But unless you want only corporate-created music you should remember that all artists start small and rooting for the big guy gives you nothing. For small bands the whole thing means they have to rely more on merch, gigs and fans that actually buy things – you do streaming because it is convenient for people and you often cannot afford not not being visible on those platforms, not because it gives you any meaningful revenue. Society doesn't owe me or my band shit, neither does Spotify. But they are not the good guy here.