Jay-Z created Tidal with the support of other artists and publishers because the music industry in general is getting their blood sucked dry by tech And they're hanging in there but it's a really uphill battle for them against "mainstream" services
There were lots and lots and lots of these takes the last go-round we had of people going "FUCK publishing I hope they implode" with the Amazon v Hachette "price-fixing" fight, as I mentioned
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Like I don't know how to explain to you that no one is actually SO stupid (while also being a completely selfish greedy asshole) that they just give away a ton of their money to a corporation for no reason
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Authors get asked "You're smart and successful and have a fanbase, why don't you ditch the parasitic middleman and go indie" And almost universally the answer is "I looked into it and it would be a nightmare" or even "I actually did it and it was a nightmare"
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