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Sure, so when the record companies collapse and there's no one to distribute their albums or pay the recording costs, then what? I'm just going to throw this o
by johnnybgoode 17y ago
Sure, so when the record companies collapse and there's no one to distribute their albums or pay the recording costs, then what?
I'm just going to throw this out there without going into a lot of detail at first. I'm not saying you're doing this, but why does anyone assume that music funding should be at the level it's at now? Maybe some of the resources that go into the music business would, and should, be directed elsewhere. There isn't enough space here to list all of the possible alternative uses.
In other words, artificially propping up the record industry is costing us dearly.
- DanielStraight 17y agoI can honestly think of very few things that are a better value for $10 than a CD. ...in fact, I can't think of any.
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- johnnybgoode 17y agoReally? You can't think of any better use for anyone of $10 than buying a CD? That's OK. I'm sure others can and will come up with something.
- DanielStraight 17y agoI should've been more specific. I can think of nothing I've bought for $10 that has produced more lasting value for me than certain CDs. I do not, of course, mean that buying CDs is more important than buying malaria medicine for dying children in Africa. Honestly, I think this was implicit. I mean when I compare things like... a few pairs of socks... lunch... a keyboard... and ATB's No Silence. There's just no comparison. Lunch is satisfying for 15 minutes. A good CD is satisfying for a lifetime.
- johnnybgoode 17y agoOK, but how is that relevant? I assume you don't expect everyone to value a CD at $10 just because you do.
- DanielStraight 17y agoIf it wasn't worth anything to you (not intended in the personal sense), you wouldn't bother stealing it.
- johnnybgoode 17y agoSure, but how do you get from >0 to $10?
- DanielStraight 17y agoI think if you do a simple calculation of how often you use the music compared to how often you use some of the other stuff you'll buy, you'll see $10 is a very reasonable number. Really, that was my whole point. The typical CD is used dozens, if not hundreds, of times. You can easily get 100 hours of enjoyable use out of a CD. If it's a really good CD, you can easily get 1000 hours of enjoyable use out of it over your lifetime. So, basically you're paying anywhere from a dime down to a penny for an hour of enjoyment.