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[โ€“] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

I might be in the wrong place for this sentiment, but I also seriously want to pay for my music.

[โ€“] ugh@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

Buy directly from the band to support them because streaming services pay pennies. That's my excuse to buy merch from artists I love. Concert ticket sales don't have very high margins, either.

[โ€“] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

Duder, you are not wrong. But I also am a) lazy b) busy with a tiny kid c) unlikely to fairly apportion my patronage if left to my own devices.

I hear you. I agree with you. But, in a perfect world, I need to find a service that at least ostensibly aligns with my ideals and allows me centralize my expenses in this area.

Edit: on second thought, my uneducated position is that Iโ€™d rather pay cents to everyone whose music I enjoy than 20 bucks to one band whose shirt I wanna wear. I havenโ€™t thought this position through deeply, but this is my first impression of the sitch atm.

[โ€“] clove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I try to make up for it other ways ๐Ÿคฃ

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