Buying some useless plastic that goes in the trash in order to support an artist is really flawed logic, and if a musician is still relying on that method then

Buying some useless plastic that goes in the trash in order to support an artist is really flawed logic, and if a musician is still relying on that method then they are setting themselves up for a sad, obviously losing battle. You might as well donate to a kickstarter campaign, or buy a poster or something. Go to the concerts. Anything. But this expectation that fans are going to buy useless outdated junk in order to show their support is a nostalgic pipe dream