> The sad thing (for artists) is that it seems like most Spotify listeners don't care. The standard risk model for a musical artist is massive-upfront-investme

> The sad thing (for artists) is that it seems like most Spotify listeners don't care. The standard risk model for a musical artist is massive-upfront-investment-for-a-tiny-chance-of-payoff-someday. A different model with smaller rewards and lower risks isn't "sad" - if it had existed 30 years ago I might be a professional musician today instead of an engineer