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It’s time to rethink our relationships with streaming services
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this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2023
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I know it sounds naive but honestly I just wish I could consume media and when I like it I can just send them some money without any hassle.
Perhaps a monthly preset amount that is spread out over my consumption.
I know the pirate bay guys did something like that where you have a centralized subscription and can like blog posts and the like.
However I'd prefer something like crypto, but also convenient and controlled by a Foss program running on my own hardware.
Dreams am I right.
Minus the crypto (save for big maybe monero), I completely agree. I just don't want to primarily support the middle men and would rather support the creators. I don't mind giving them some money to distribute the media, but not even close to the lion's share they get now.
Ya I was actually hesitant to write that. Let's just say an open protocol for conveniently sending money.
It's sad how certain words and technologies get saddled with reflexive opposition even when it makes perfect sense to use them. Nuclear power is another example.
Yah that's unfortunate, because it's always more nuanced. Maybe there is a way that works with nuclear.
So the artist gets a cut of every stream? Isn't that just Spotify's model, which is infamously kinda shit for the actual artists?
The artist can run their own website in this model. As long as it's easy for me to send money in whatever way I please, using my own program.
Spotify's model is basically how can we screw everyone, and keep the maximum for ourselves. Bandcamp is probably a better example, where artists actually get the bulk of the sales.