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0. If you really want to support an artist, just ask what is the best way to just send them some hard cash every month? Patreon, ko-fi... even straight wire tra
by rglullis 3y ago
0. If you really want to support an artist, just ask what is the best way to just send them some hard cash every month? Patreon, ko-fi... even straight wire transfer (isn't FedNow already working?).
Why do we keep insisting on having middlemen?
- hhh 3y agoI don't believe most people care about a lot of the artists they listen to enough to seek them out and send money this way. Not that I believe it's good or bad either way, it's just cumbersome. People want easy solutions. A few of my long distance friends are artists, and it makes them happy to see that I have bought their new cassette or vinyl on Bandcamp above the regular price, and send nice notes with it. I can do this for more people more easily thru Bandcamp than figuring it all out myself.
- rglullis 3y ago> most people (don't) care about a lot of the artists they listen Fair enough. Then don't pay anything? > it makes them happy to see that I have bought their new cassette or vinyl On the other hand, I do not want to buy merch, I don't care about physical media and I flat out refuse to buy something with DRM and/or through exploitative middlemen.