I agree with all you say, but I probably didn't fully get the point you were trying to make with this: > indie musicians who need to money are basically subsidi

I agree with all you say, but I probably didn't fully get the point you were trying to make with this: > indie musicians who need to money are basically subsidizing the extremely popular artists I am not sure how my $8 of Spotify money subsidized Taylor Swift and/or how that is a problem? I would have $0 otherwise, not $10. Spotify enabled me to get to the $8. Fair is a hard word when the distribution power of Spotify is not accounted for, I'd argue. Again, I know nothing, it's just one perspective I often find myself in, and it feels weird (being someone who benefits from Spotify, i.e. the $8 instead of $0).