A ghost story for Christmas. https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/ #Streaming #Music #LongReads #Musicians
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A truly depressing read.
"It is in the financial interest of streaming services to discourage a critical audio culture among users, to continue eroding connections between artists and listeners, so as to more easily slip discounted stock music through the cracks, improving their profit margins in the process."
And then the next sentence in the article is about AI.
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@dec23k It doesn’t look good, does it? I’m hopeful though that the mixed response to their Wrapped campaign might be the start of people craving context again and not just accepting whatever’s served up.
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