▲ 1630 ▼ Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK (www.techradar.com) submitted 1 year ago by QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 419 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (28 children) Never stopped. Get your own mp3s kids. permalink fedilink source hideshow 28 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 13 points 1 year ago (22 children) I know so many people who are so ride-or-die for never having to manage the file space for their own music library and they don't seem particularly less stressed. I think they just cannot live without an algorithm to recommend new music to them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 22 child comments replies: [–] utopiah@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago they just cannot live without an algorithm to recommend new music to them They might want to try LMS and its https://github.com/epoupon/lms?tab=readme-ov-file#music-discovery permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (16 children) I think they just cannot live without an algorithm to recommend new music to them Oh, piss off. I just want to financially support artists for making something beautiful I enjoy. Streaming is the easiest because of space constraints. I still buy the CDs of my most favourite albums, but I cannot stress enough how great it is to NOT have to rip the MP3s every time, make sure the tags are good, etc. It's convenient. If you don't like Spotify's new ID check, kill your Spotify account and use an alternative - Tidal and Qobuz are both excellent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 10 points 1 year ago* (11 children) woah woah woah, chill bro goddamn. let's sit and think about this. Record labels take pretty much all of the cut for streaming. Here is the chart showing what each service pays artists per song played. I used to think Napster was the best and subscribed to them for years, which is ironic considering their history obviously the payout is going to vary widely but it's common knowledge that for even the most played artists, the pay from this avenue sucks. they simply use these services to get their music to potential concert goers since that's the income that record labels actually let artists keep. vinyls, merch, and usually tickets unless they REALLY get fucked over like child musician groups tend to. If You have an interest in discovering just how shady that industry is, you should watch this essay about payola and how it's literally more profitable for a musician to die than it is to release a certain number of future albums. I'm going to stick to pirating albums and using my cash to actually see the artists I love permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago* (10 children) It's still giving them SOMETHING, isn't it? Of course I'd prefer to buy directly from the artist (hence: Bandcamp), but that's not the world we live in. Flat out piracy is just the worst of all the available options. woah woah woah, chill bro goddamn Then stop saying stupid shit like "they just cannot live without an algorithm" when talking about people who use streaming services. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago* (6 children) it really isn't though. I don't really know where you live or how your local economy is organized but where I'm at people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn't make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations since we are literally a resource that's being exploited in real time for far much more than whatever artists would lose if we all stole. .sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another. but I hope you continue to have the life where you can engage with your economy in such a good intentioned way. I miss back when I felt I could do that too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 year ago (5 children) people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn’t make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations This is such an "I'm 12 and a rebel" position to take... Sure, corporate greed is a cancer, there's zero doubt about that. But these corporation also create jobs, make it possible for many people to survive. In terms of media streaming corpos SO MANY people/bands were allowed to have a career thanks to people just stumbling upon them. Should they be getting paid more? Absolutely. Should the corpos handling the hardware, infrastructure, AND software be also paid? If you don't believe that, you're just naive or ignorant. Or both. sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too Or the French Qobuz. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another Be the change you want to see. Instead of going stomping feet and stealing candy, go to the store that you feel you can morally support. Hard to do IRL, but online - sky is the limit. Use European services, those that pay artists (Qobuz pays around 5 times more than Spotify to rights holders), buy directly from artists on Bandcamp, etc., etc. Piracy is literally the worst solution here because you're taking without giving. Any "fight the corpo!" banner here is just extreme naivete because the artist will starve MUCH quicker than the corp. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago (4 children) yeeesh. I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you than having somebody to verbally spar with. this is reductive and overall pretty naive to the actual experience of being in the workforce or trying to consume ethically. instead of shouldering the responsibility of being your debate partner, I'm going to bow out and bid you a good life 👍 perhaps somebody else here would like to take turns quote tweeting and making character assessments with you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cheloxin@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) "I want to have my publicly stated opinion, but it's not allowed to be challenged or questioned in any way" 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago you're right. not by a certain type of internet person. nothing personal, but the shame of being a fragile baby is actually worth that boundary and there are other better interactions for us both to go have permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you That's a very interesting take considering I'm against piracy and pro direct purchases from bands. Please, do explain how you ended up at that conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago nah we're done. I already said but you don't listen. have a good night ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent [+] yesukwunt 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why would I support local artists if an artist from abroad makes the music I love? And, if their music is not available locally, nor they have a Bandcamp/similar account, how do I support them if not through streaming services? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mika@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago I think if you send like a dollar to everyone on your playlist, it would end up being like 100 times more than they get from the system. permalink fedilink source parent [+] yesukwunt 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why do you think they keep blowing thelself up? I have honestly no clue what you mean. Could you explain? You’re mostly supporting the industry that encouraged your favorite artists to kill themselves once they’re not profitable anymore Which is why I'm actively searching for the best possible options. When I learned that Spotify is fleecing artists, I moved to Tidal. Then I learned about the French Qobuz, which pays artists even more, and I switched. I support artists on Bandcamp. I buy physical CDs and will soon fire up a vinyl collection. I'm aware that 100% of the money I spent on art doesn't go to the artist, but even if it's 10%, it's going to be 100% more than if I resorted to piracy. Supporting piracy to show corpos the finger is the equivalent of stealing CDs from a music store, because the store price includes the store's margin, transport costs, manufacturing costs, and only a (relatively) small percentage goes to the artists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 3 points 1 year ago me basically permalink fedilink source parent [–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) An algorithm for them: set rand [clock microseconds] set len [mpc_pl_len] set to [expr {$rand%$len}] mpc_pl_jmp $to permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) mpc, is that shuffling media player cassic with the system clock? isn't that what shuffle already does ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago mpc as in mpd CLI client, where mpc_pl_len and mpc_pl_jmp procedures are not listed, but just call it with some other Unix commands to get playlist length and jump to a playlist position. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ftbd@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) Why mp3? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yopyop@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) Usually when someone still use mp3s it's for the ubiquity of the format. Every device that has a USB port handle mp3s. I personally use opus and it's not common at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) It's really interesting when you think about that. In the video world, we've had an arms race all throughout the last 25 years for the lowest possible file size at the best possible quality, with new codecs and containers constantly coming in and out of favour. Hardware playback has always been spotty at best, with little guarantee you'll get a file to play on any device in particular. Meanwhile I could rip a CD and put it on even my first-generation MP3 player from the year 1999, and it would work. A blessing we rather take for granted. I guess there just hasn't been sufficient pressure to toss MP3 out completely. From an evolutionary perspective, just like the horseshoe crab, it is "good enough" and so it endures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago You just reminded me: A while back there was this slew of articles coming out of the tech press saying MP3 was now dead. And why did they say that? Because the last Fraunhofer Patent on an MP3 related invention ran out. Instead of reporting the format was now fully free, those idiots thought that meant it was now dead 😂 permalink fedilink source parent [–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago Opus is far better, but with MP3's there's been plenty of hardware players only working with that format. Also Opus is new, before it was Vorbis which was kinda as good as MP3 but far less popular. And yes, MP3 is very "good enough", like JPEG. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 13 points 1 year ago (22 children) I know so many people who are so ride-or-die for never having to manage the file space for their own music library and they don't seem particularly less stressed. I think they just cannot live without an algorithm to recommend new music to them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 22 child comments replies: [–] utopiah@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago they just cannot live without an algorithm to recommend new music to them They might want to try LMS and its https://github.com/epoupon/lms?tab=readme-ov-file#music-discovery permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (16 children) I think they just cannot live without an algorithm to recommend new music to them Oh, piss off. I just want to financially support artists for making something beautiful I enjoy. Streaming is the easiest because of space constraints. I still buy the CDs of my most favourite albums, but I cannot stress enough how great it is to NOT have to rip the MP3s every time, make sure the tags are good, etc. It's convenient. If you don't like Spotify's new ID check, kill your Spotify account and use an alternative - Tidal and Qobuz are both excellent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 10 points 1 year ago* (11 children) woah woah woah, chill bro goddamn. let's sit and think about this. Record labels take pretty much all of the cut for streaming. Here is the chart showing what each service pays artists per song played. I used to think Napster was the best and subscribed to them for years, which is ironic considering their history obviously the payout is going to vary widely but it's common knowledge that for even the most played artists, the pay from this avenue sucks. they simply use these services to get their music to potential concert goers since that's the income that record labels actually let artists keep. vinyls, merch, and usually tickets unless they REALLY get fucked over like child musician groups tend to. If You have an interest in discovering just how shady that industry is, you should watch this essay about payola and how it's literally more profitable for a musician to die than it is to release a certain number of future albums. I'm going to stick to pirating albums and using my cash to actually see the artists I love permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago* (10 children) It's still giving them SOMETHING, isn't it? Of course I'd prefer to buy directly from the artist (hence: Bandcamp), but that's not the world we live in. Flat out piracy is just the worst of all the available options. woah woah woah, chill bro goddamn Then stop saying stupid shit like "they just cannot live without an algorithm" when talking about people who use streaming services. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago* (6 children) it really isn't though. I don't really know where you live or how your local economy is organized but where I'm at people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn't make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations since we are literally a resource that's being exploited in real time for far much more than whatever artists would lose if we all stole. .sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another. but I hope you continue to have the life where you can engage with your economy in such a good intentioned way. I miss back when I felt I could do that too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 year ago (5 children) people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn’t make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations This is such an "I'm 12 and a rebel" position to take... Sure, corporate greed is a cancer, there's zero doubt about that. But these corporation also create jobs, make it possible for many people to survive. In terms of media streaming corpos SO MANY people/bands were allowed to have a career thanks to people just stumbling upon them. Should they be getting paid more? Absolutely. Should the corpos handling the hardware, infrastructure, AND software be also paid? If you don't believe that, you're just naive or ignorant. Or both. sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too Or the French Qobuz. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another Be the change you want to see. Instead of going stomping feet and stealing candy, go to the store that you feel you can morally support. Hard to do IRL, but online - sky is the limit. Use European services, those that pay artists (Qobuz pays around 5 times more than Spotify to rights holders), buy directly from artists on Bandcamp, etc., etc. Piracy is literally the worst solution here because you're taking without giving. Any "fight the corpo!" banner here is just extreme naivete because the artist will starve MUCH quicker than the corp. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago (4 children) yeeesh. I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you than having somebody to verbally spar with. this is reductive and overall pretty naive to the actual experience of being in the workforce or trying to consume ethically. instead of shouldering the responsibility of being your debate partner, I'm going to bow out and bid you a good life 👍 perhaps somebody else here would like to take turns quote tweeting and making character assessments with you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cheloxin@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) "I want to have my publicly stated opinion, but it's not allowed to be challenged or questioned in any way" 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago you're right. not by a certain type of internet person. nothing personal, but the shame of being a fragile baby is actually worth that boundary and there are other better interactions for us both to go have permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you That's a very interesting take considering I'm against piracy and pro direct purchases from bands. Please, do explain how you ended up at that conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago nah we're done. I already said but you don't listen. have a good night ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent [+] yesukwunt 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why would I support local artists if an artist from abroad makes the music I love? And, if their music is not available locally, nor they have a Bandcamp/similar account, how do I support them if not through streaming services? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mika@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago I think if you send like a dollar to everyone on your playlist, it would end up being like 100 times more than they get from the system. permalink fedilink source parent [+] yesukwunt 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why do you think they keep blowing thelself up? I have honestly no clue what you mean. Could you explain? You’re mostly supporting the industry that encouraged your favorite artists to kill themselves once they’re not profitable anymore Which is why I'm actively searching for the best possible options. When I learned that Spotify is fleecing artists, I moved to Tidal. Then I learned about the French Qobuz, which pays artists even more, and I switched. I support artists on Bandcamp. I buy physical CDs and will soon fire up a vinyl collection. I'm aware that 100% of the money I spent on art doesn't go to the artist, but even if it's 10%, it's going to be 100% more than if I resorted to piracy. Supporting piracy to show corpos the finger is the equivalent of stealing CDs from a music store, because the store price includes the store's margin, transport costs, manufacturing costs, and only a (relatively) small percentage goes to the artists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 3 points 1 year ago me basically permalink fedilink source parent [–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) An algorithm for them: set rand [clock microseconds] set len [mpc_pl_len] set to [expr {$rand%$len}] mpc_pl_jmp $to permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) mpc, is that shuffling media player cassic with the system clock? isn't that what shuffle already does ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago mpc as in mpd CLI client, where mpc_pl_len and mpc_pl_jmp procedures are not listed, but just call it with some other Unix commands to get playlist length and jump to a playlist position. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] utopiah@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago they just cannot live without an algorithm to recommend new music to them They might want to try LMS and its https://github.com/epoupon/lms?tab=readme-ov-file#music-discovery permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (16 children) I think they just cannot live without an algorithm to recommend new music to them Oh, piss off. I just want to financially support artists for making something beautiful I enjoy. Streaming is the easiest because of space constraints. I still buy the CDs of my most favourite albums, but I cannot stress enough how great it is to NOT have to rip the MP3s every time, make sure the tags are good, etc. It's convenient. If you don't like Spotify's new ID check, kill your Spotify account and use an alternative - Tidal and Qobuz are both excellent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 10 points 1 year ago* (11 children) woah woah woah, chill bro goddamn. let's sit and think about this. Record labels take pretty much all of the cut for streaming. Here is the chart showing what each service pays artists per song played. I used to think Napster was the best and subscribed to them for years, which is ironic considering their history obviously the payout is going to vary widely but it's common knowledge that for even the most played artists, the pay from this avenue sucks. they simply use these services to get their music to potential concert goers since that's the income that record labels actually let artists keep. vinyls, merch, and usually tickets unless they REALLY get fucked over like child musician groups tend to. If You have an interest in discovering just how shady that industry is, you should watch this essay about payola and how it's literally more profitable for a musician to die than it is to release a certain number of future albums. I'm going to stick to pirating albums and using my cash to actually see the artists I love permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago* (10 children) It's still giving them SOMETHING, isn't it? Of course I'd prefer to buy directly from the artist (hence: Bandcamp), but that's not the world we live in. Flat out piracy is just the worst of all the available options. woah woah woah, chill bro goddamn Then stop saying stupid shit like "they just cannot live without an algorithm" when talking about people who use streaming services. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago* (6 children) it really isn't though. I don't really know where you live or how your local economy is organized but where I'm at people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn't make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations since we are literally a resource that's being exploited in real time for far much more than whatever artists would lose if we all stole. .sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another. but I hope you continue to have the life where you can engage with your economy in such a good intentioned way. I miss back when I felt I could do that too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 year ago (5 children) people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn’t make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations This is such an "I'm 12 and a rebel" position to take... Sure, corporate greed is a cancer, there's zero doubt about that. But these corporation also create jobs, make it possible for many people to survive. In terms of media streaming corpos SO MANY people/bands were allowed to have a career thanks to people just stumbling upon them. Should they be getting paid more? Absolutely. Should the corpos handling the hardware, infrastructure, AND software be also paid? If you don't believe that, you're just naive or ignorant. Or both. sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too Or the French Qobuz. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another Be the change you want to see. Instead of going stomping feet and stealing candy, go to the store that you feel you can morally support. Hard to do IRL, but online - sky is the limit. Use European services, those that pay artists (Qobuz pays around 5 times more than Spotify to rights holders), buy directly from artists on Bandcamp, etc., etc. Piracy is literally the worst solution here because you're taking without giving. Any "fight the corpo!" banner here is just extreme naivete because the artist will starve MUCH quicker than the corp. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago (4 children) yeeesh. I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you than having somebody to verbally spar with. this is reductive and overall pretty naive to the actual experience of being in the workforce or trying to consume ethically. instead of shouldering the responsibility of being your debate partner, I'm going to bow out and bid you a good life 👍 perhaps somebody else here would like to take turns quote tweeting and making character assessments with you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cheloxin@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) "I want to have my publicly stated opinion, but it's not allowed to be challenged or questioned in any way" 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago you're right. not by a certain type of internet person. nothing personal, but the shame of being a fragile baby is actually worth that boundary and there are other better interactions for us both to go have permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you That's a very interesting take considering I'm against piracy and pro direct purchases from bands. Please, do explain how you ended up at that conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago nah we're done. I already said but you don't listen. have a good night ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent [+] yesukwunt 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why would I support local artists if an artist from abroad makes the music I love? And, if their music is not available locally, nor they have a Bandcamp/similar account, how do I support them if not through streaming services? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mika@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago I think if you send like a dollar to everyone on your playlist, it would end up being like 100 times more than they get from the system. permalink fedilink source parent [+] yesukwunt 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why do you think they keep blowing thelself up? I have honestly no clue what you mean. Could you explain? You’re mostly supporting the industry that encouraged your favorite artists to kill themselves once they’re not profitable anymore Which is why I'm actively searching for the best possible options. When I learned that Spotify is fleecing artists, I moved to Tidal. Then I learned about the French Qobuz, which pays artists even more, and I switched. I support artists on Bandcamp. I buy physical CDs and will soon fire up a vinyl collection. I'm aware that 100% of the money I spent on art doesn't go to the artist, but even if it's 10%, it's going to be 100% more than if I resorted to piracy. Supporting piracy to show corpos the finger is the equivalent of stealing CDs from a music store, because the store price includes the store's margin, transport costs, manufacturing costs, and only a (relatively) small percentage goes to the artists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 10 points 1 year ago* (11 children) woah woah woah, chill bro goddamn. let's sit and think about this. Record labels take pretty much all of the cut for streaming. Here is the chart showing what each service pays artists per song played. I used to think Napster was the best and subscribed to them for years, which is ironic considering their history obviously the payout is going to vary widely but it's common knowledge that for even the most played artists, the pay from this avenue sucks. they simply use these services to get their music to potential concert goers since that's the income that record labels actually let artists keep. vinyls, merch, and usually tickets unless they REALLY get fucked over like child musician groups tend to. If You have an interest in discovering just how shady that industry is, you should watch this essay about payola and how it's literally more profitable for a musician to die than it is to release a certain number of future albums. I'm going to stick to pirating albums and using my cash to actually see the artists I love permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago* (10 children) It's still giving them SOMETHING, isn't it? Of course I'd prefer to buy directly from the artist (hence: Bandcamp), but that's not the world we live in. Flat out piracy is just the worst of all the available options. woah woah woah, chill bro goddamn Then stop saying stupid shit like "they just cannot live without an algorithm" when talking about people who use streaming services. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago* (6 children) it really isn't though. I don't really know where you live or how your local economy is organized but where I'm at people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn't make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations since we are literally a resource that's being exploited in real time for far much more than whatever artists would lose if we all stole. .sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another. but I hope you continue to have the life where you can engage with your economy in such a good intentioned way. I miss back when I felt I could do that too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 year ago (5 children) people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn’t make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations This is such an "I'm 12 and a rebel" position to take... Sure, corporate greed is a cancer, there's zero doubt about that. But these corporation also create jobs, make it possible for many people to survive. In terms of media streaming corpos SO MANY people/bands were allowed to have a career thanks to people just stumbling upon them. Should they be getting paid more? Absolutely. Should the corpos handling the hardware, infrastructure, AND software be also paid? If you don't believe that, you're just naive or ignorant. Or both. sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too Or the French Qobuz. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another Be the change you want to see. Instead of going stomping feet and stealing candy, go to the store that you feel you can morally support. Hard to do IRL, but online - sky is the limit. Use European services, those that pay artists (Qobuz pays around 5 times more than Spotify to rights holders), buy directly from artists on Bandcamp, etc., etc. Piracy is literally the worst solution here because you're taking without giving. Any "fight the corpo!" banner here is just extreme naivete because the artist will starve MUCH quicker than the corp. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago (4 children) yeeesh. I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you than having somebody to verbally spar with. this is reductive and overall pretty naive to the actual experience of being in the workforce or trying to consume ethically. instead of shouldering the responsibility of being your debate partner, I'm going to bow out and bid you a good life 👍 perhaps somebody else here would like to take turns quote tweeting and making character assessments with you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cheloxin@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) "I want to have my publicly stated opinion, but it's not allowed to be challenged or questioned in any way" 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago you're right. not by a certain type of internet person. nothing personal, but the shame of being a fragile baby is actually worth that boundary and there are other better interactions for us both to go have permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you That's a very interesting take considering I'm against piracy and pro direct purchases from bands. Please, do explain how you ended up at that conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago nah we're done. I already said but you don't listen. have a good night ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent [+] yesukwunt 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why would I support local artists if an artist from abroad makes the music I love? And, if their music is not available locally, nor they have a Bandcamp/similar account, how do I support them if not through streaming services? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago* (10 children) It's still giving them SOMETHING, isn't it? Of course I'd prefer to buy directly from the artist (hence: Bandcamp), but that's not the world we live in. Flat out piracy is just the worst of all the available options. woah woah woah, chill bro goddamn Then stop saying stupid shit like "they just cannot live without an algorithm" when talking about people who use streaming services. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago* (6 children) it really isn't though. I don't really know where you live or how your local economy is organized but where I'm at people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn't make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations since we are literally a resource that's being exploited in real time for far much more than whatever artists would lose if we all stole. .sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another. but I hope you continue to have the life where you can engage with your economy in such a good intentioned way. I miss back when I felt I could do that too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 year ago (5 children) people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn’t make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations This is such an "I'm 12 and a rebel" position to take... Sure, corporate greed is a cancer, there's zero doubt about that. But these corporation also create jobs, make it possible for many people to survive. In terms of media streaming corpos SO MANY people/bands were allowed to have a career thanks to people just stumbling upon them. Should they be getting paid more? Absolutely. Should the corpos handling the hardware, infrastructure, AND software be also paid? If you don't believe that, you're just naive or ignorant. Or both. sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too Or the French Qobuz. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another Be the change you want to see. Instead of going stomping feet and stealing candy, go to the store that you feel you can morally support. Hard to do IRL, but online - sky is the limit. Use European services, those that pay artists (Qobuz pays around 5 times more than Spotify to rights holders), buy directly from artists on Bandcamp, etc., etc. Piracy is literally the worst solution here because you're taking without giving. Any "fight the corpo!" banner here is just extreme naivete because the artist will starve MUCH quicker than the corp. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago (4 children) yeeesh. I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you than having somebody to verbally spar with. this is reductive and overall pretty naive to the actual experience of being in the workforce or trying to consume ethically. instead of shouldering the responsibility of being your debate partner, I'm going to bow out and bid you a good life 👍 perhaps somebody else here would like to take turns quote tweeting and making character assessments with you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cheloxin@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) "I want to have my publicly stated opinion, but it's not allowed to be challenged or questioned in any way" 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago you're right. not by a certain type of internet person. nothing personal, but the shame of being a fragile baby is actually worth that boundary and there are other better interactions for us both to go have permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you That's a very interesting take considering I'm against piracy and pro direct purchases from bands. Please, do explain how you ended up at that conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago nah we're done. I already said but you don't listen. have a good night ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent [+] yesukwunt 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why would I support local artists if an artist from abroad makes the music I love? And, if their music is not available locally, nor they have a Bandcamp/similar account, how do I support them if not through streaming services? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago* (6 children) it really isn't though. I don't really know where you live or how your local economy is organized but where I'm at people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn't make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations since we are literally a resource that's being exploited in real time for far much more than whatever artists would lose if we all stole. .sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another. but I hope you continue to have the life where you can engage with your economy in such a good intentioned way. I miss back when I felt I could do that too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 year ago (5 children) people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn’t make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations This is such an "I'm 12 and a rebel" position to take... Sure, corporate greed is a cancer, there's zero doubt about that. But these corporation also create jobs, make it possible for many people to survive. In terms of media streaming corpos SO MANY people/bands were allowed to have a career thanks to people just stumbling upon them. Should they be getting paid more? Absolutely. Should the corpos handling the hardware, infrastructure, AND software be also paid? If you don't believe that, you're just naive or ignorant. Or both. sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too Or the French Qobuz. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another Be the change you want to see. Instead of going stomping feet and stealing candy, go to the store that you feel you can morally support. Hard to do IRL, but online - sky is the limit. Use European services, those that pay artists (Qobuz pays around 5 times more than Spotify to rights holders), buy directly from artists on Bandcamp, etc., etc. Piracy is literally the worst solution here because you're taking without giving. Any "fight the corpo!" banner here is just extreme naivete because the artist will starve MUCH quicker than the corp. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago (4 children) yeeesh. I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you than having somebody to verbally spar with. this is reductive and overall pretty naive to the actual experience of being in the workforce or trying to consume ethically. instead of shouldering the responsibility of being your debate partner, I'm going to bow out and bid you a good life 👍 perhaps somebody else here would like to take turns quote tweeting and making character assessments with you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cheloxin@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) "I want to have my publicly stated opinion, but it's not allowed to be challenged or questioned in any way" 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago you're right. not by a certain type of internet person. nothing personal, but the shame of being a fragile baby is actually worth that boundary and there are other better interactions for us both to go have permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you That's a very interesting take considering I'm against piracy and pro direct purchases from bands. Please, do explain how you ended up at that conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago nah we're done. I already said but you don't listen. have a good night ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 year ago (5 children) people in my tax bracket are extracted for every ounce of raw money we can generate, both now but even speculatively in the future. it really doesn’t make sense to consider theft as a taboo against corporations This is such an "I'm 12 and a rebel" position to take... Sure, corporate greed is a cancer, there's zero doubt about that. But these corporation also create jobs, make it possible for many people to survive. In terms of media streaming corpos SO MANY people/bands were allowed to have a career thanks to people just stumbling upon them. Should they be getting paid more? Absolutely. Should the corpos handling the hardware, infrastructure, AND software be also paid? If you don't believe that, you're just naive or ignorant. Or both. sopuli is a Finnish board right? my understanding is that you guys have way stronger social ethics and consumer protection, so yeah. in your world I probably would sign up for that Napster subscription again. or even better, a service actually from Finland. Bandcamp is good too Or the French Qobuz. here, though in the present we have far worse things to worry about than theft. being tricked into defending the feelings of billionaires is a big one. letting corporations curate our education and media is another Be the change you want to see. Instead of going stomping feet and stealing candy, go to the store that you feel you can morally support. Hard to do IRL, but online - sky is the limit. Use European services, those that pay artists (Qobuz pays around 5 times more than Spotify to rights holders), buy directly from artists on Bandcamp, etc., etc. Piracy is literally the worst solution here because you're taking without giving. Any "fight the corpo!" banner here is just extreme naivete because the artist will starve MUCH quicker than the corp. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago (4 children) yeeesh. I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you than having somebody to verbally spar with. this is reductive and overall pretty naive to the actual experience of being in the workforce or trying to consume ethically. instead of shouldering the responsibility of being your debate partner, I'm going to bow out and bid you a good life 👍 perhaps somebody else here would like to take turns quote tweeting and making character assessments with you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cheloxin@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) "I want to have my publicly stated opinion, but it's not allowed to be challenged or questioned in any way" 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago you're right. not by a certain type of internet person. nothing personal, but the shame of being a fragile baby is actually worth that boundary and there are other better interactions for us both to go have permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you That's a very interesting take considering I'm against piracy and pro direct purchases from bands. Please, do explain how you ended up at that conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago nah we're done. I already said but you don't listen. have a good night ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago (4 children) yeeesh. I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you than having somebody to verbally spar with. this is reductive and overall pretty naive to the actual experience of being in the workforce or trying to consume ethically. instead of shouldering the responsibility of being your debate partner, I'm going to bow out and bid you a good life 👍 perhaps somebody else here would like to take turns quote tweeting and making character assessments with you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cheloxin@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) "I want to have my publicly stated opinion, but it's not allowed to be challenged or questioned in any way" 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago you're right. not by a certain type of internet person. nothing personal, but the shame of being a fragile baby is actually worth that boundary and there are other better interactions for us both to go have permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you That's a very interesting take considering I'm against piracy and pro direct purchases from bands. Please, do explain how you ended up at that conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago nah we're done. I already said but you don't listen. have a good night ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cheloxin@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) "I want to have my publicly stated opinion, but it's not allowed to be challenged or questioned in any way" 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago you're right. not by a certain type of internet person. nothing personal, but the shame of being a fragile baby is actually worth that boundary and there are other better interactions for us both to go have permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago you're right. not by a certain type of internet person. nothing personal, but the shame of being a fragile baby is actually worth that boundary and there are other better interactions for us both to go have permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I realize now that getting artists paid is obviously way less important to you That's a very interesting take considering I'm against piracy and pro direct purchases from bands. Please, do explain how you ended up at that conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago nah we're done. I already said but you don't listen. have a good night ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago nah we're done. I already said but you don't listen. have a good night ✌️ permalink fedilink source parent
[+] yesukwunt 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why would I support local artists if an artist from abroad makes the music I love? And, if their music is not available locally, nor they have a Bandcamp/similar account, how do I support them if not through streaming services? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why would I support local artists if an artist from abroad makes the music I love? And, if their music is not available locally, nor they have a Bandcamp/similar account, how do I support them if not through streaming services? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] Mika@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago I think if you send like a dollar to everyone on your playlist, it would end up being like 100 times more than they get from the system. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] yesukwunt 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why do you think they keep blowing thelself up? I have honestly no clue what you mean. Could you explain? You’re mostly supporting the industry that encouraged your favorite artists to kill themselves once they’re not profitable anymore Which is why I'm actively searching for the best possible options. When I learned that Spotify is fleecing artists, I moved to Tidal. Then I learned about the French Qobuz, which pays artists even more, and I switched. I support artists on Bandcamp. I buy physical CDs and will soon fire up a vinyl collection. I'm aware that 100% of the money I spent on art doesn't go to the artist, but even if it's 10%, it's going to be 100% more than if I resorted to piracy. Supporting piracy to show corpos the finger is the equivalent of stealing CDs from a music store, because the store price includes the store's margin, transport costs, manufacturing costs, and only a (relatively) small percentage goes to the artists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why do you think they keep blowing thelself up? I have honestly no clue what you mean. Could you explain? You’re mostly supporting the industry that encouraged your favorite artists to kill themselves once they’re not profitable anymore Which is why I'm actively searching for the best possible options. When I learned that Spotify is fleecing artists, I moved to Tidal. Then I learned about the French Qobuz, which pays artists even more, and I switched. I support artists on Bandcamp. I buy physical CDs and will soon fire up a vinyl collection. I'm aware that 100% of the money I spent on art doesn't go to the artist, but even if it's 10%, it's going to be 100% more than if I resorted to piracy. Supporting piracy to show corpos the finger is the equivalent of stealing CDs from a music store, because the store price includes the store's margin, transport costs, manufacturing costs, and only a (relatively) small percentage goes to the artists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] yesukwunt 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) An algorithm for them: set rand [clock microseconds] set len [mpc_pl_len] set to [expr {$rand%$len}] mpc_pl_jmp $to permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) mpc, is that shuffling media player cassic with the system clock? isn't that what shuffle already does ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago mpc as in mpd CLI client, where mpc_pl_len and mpc_pl_jmp procedures are not listed, but just call it with some other Unix commands to get playlist length and jump to a playlist position. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) mpc, is that shuffling media player cassic with the system clock? isn't that what shuffle already does ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago mpc as in mpd CLI client, where mpc_pl_len and mpc_pl_jmp procedures are not listed, but just call it with some other Unix commands to get playlist length and jump to a playlist position. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago mpc as in mpd CLI client, where mpc_pl_len and mpc_pl_jmp procedures are not listed, but just call it with some other Unix commands to get playlist length and jump to a playlist position. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ftbd@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) Why mp3? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yopyop@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) Usually when someone still use mp3s it's for the ubiquity of the format. Every device that has a USB port handle mp3s. I personally use opus and it's not common at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) It's really interesting when you think about that. In the video world, we've had an arms race all throughout the last 25 years for the lowest possible file size at the best possible quality, with new codecs and containers constantly coming in and out of favour. Hardware playback has always been spotty at best, with little guarantee you'll get a file to play on any device in particular. Meanwhile I could rip a CD and put it on even my first-generation MP3 player from the year 1999, and it would work. A blessing we rather take for granted. I guess there just hasn't been sufficient pressure to toss MP3 out completely. From an evolutionary perspective, just like the horseshoe crab, it is "good enough" and so it endures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago You just reminded me: A while back there was this slew of articles coming out of the tech press saying MP3 was now dead. And why did they say that? Because the last Fraunhofer Patent on an MP3 related invention ran out. Instead of reporting the format was now fully free, those idiots thought that meant it was now dead 😂 permalink fedilink source parent [–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago Opus is far better, but with MP3's there's been plenty of hardware players only working with that format. Also Opus is new, before it was Vorbis which was kinda as good as MP3 but far less popular. And yes, MP3 is very "good enough", like JPEG. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yopyop@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) Usually when someone still use mp3s it's for the ubiquity of the format. Every device that has a USB port handle mp3s. I personally use opus and it's not common at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) It's really interesting when you think about that. In the video world, we've had an arms race all throughout the last 25 years for the lowest possible file size at the best possible quality, with new codecs and containers constantly coming in and out of favour. Hardware playback has always been spotty at best, with little guarantee you'll get a file to play on any device in particular. Meanwhile I could rip a CD and put it on even my first-generation MP3 player from the year 1999, and it would work. A blessing we rather take for granted. I guess there just hasn't been sufficient pressure to toss MP3 out completely. From an evolutionary perspective, just like the horseshoe crab, it is "good enough" and so it endures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago You just reminded me: A while back there was this slew of articles coming out of the tech press saying MP3 was now dead. And why did they say that? Because the last Fraunhofer Patent on an MP3 related invention ran out. Instead of reporting the format was now fully free, those idiots thought that meant it was now dead 😂 permalink fedilink source parent [–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago Opus is far better, but with MP3's there's been plenty of hardware players only working with that format. Also Opus is new, before it was Vorbis which was kinda as good as MP3 but far less popular. And yes, MP3 is very "good enough", like JPEG. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) It's really interesting when you think about that. In the video world, we've had an arms race all throughout the last 25 years for the lowest possible file size at the best possible quality, with new codecs and containers constantly coming in and out of favour. Hardware playback has always been spotty at best, with little guarantee you'll get a file to play on any device in particular. Meanwhile I could rip a CD and put it on even my first-generation MP3 player from the year 1999, and it would work. A blessing we rather take for granted. I guess there just hasn't been sufficient pressure to toss MP3 out completely. From an evolutionary perspective, just like the horseshoe crab, it is "good enough" and so it endures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago You just reminded me: A while back there was this slew of articles coming out of the tech press saying MP3 was now dead. And why did they say that? Because the last Fraunhofer Patent on an MP3 related invention ran out. Instead of reporting the format was now fully free, those idiots thought that meant it was now dead 😂 permalink fedilink source parent [–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago Opus is far better, but with MP3's there's been plenty of hardware players only working with that format. Also Opus is new, before it was Vorbis which was kinda as good as MP3 but far less popular. And yes, MP3 is very "good enough", like JPEG. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago You just reminded me: A while back there was this slew of articles coming out of the tech press saying MP3 was now dead. And why did they say that? Because the last Fraunhofer Patent on an MP3 related invention ran out. Instead of reporting the format was now fully free, those idiots thought that meant it was now dead 😂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago Opus is far better, but with MP3's there's been plenty of hardware players only working with that format. Also Opus is new, before it was Vorbis which was kinda as good as MP3 but far less popular. And yes, MP3 is very "good enough", like JPEG. permalink fedilink source parent