In a way, I don't see the point. Like, for example, what would my money do for someone like Metallica? Who've made millions for years doing what they do. I've pirated their music long ago and I don't feel guilty because I know they're a band who has signed contracts that were worth lots of money. Besides concerts, what would I be doing?

That's pretty much where I would draw the line with these things. If bands and artists have signed with a label, majority of the time, you don't need to do anything, they're already making it, that's what they wanted to do and they did it.

It is better to support those who hadn't.

[–] Afaithfulnihilist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I agree with what you're saying, and I should have been more clear.

I'm not saying you have to send them money, but if you do let money leave your wallet, we should be trying to make sure it gets to a deserving party. I think in general, we should avoid giving money to extractive industries that don't add value and I'm encouraging you to error on the side of sending that money directly to the artist/laborers and cutting out literally everybody else.

I agree with you in that no one needs to be sending money to Metallica.

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It's not worth the time effort or attention to pretend some small extra fucked up corner of capitalism can pretend to be slightly less fantastical and violent.

End this shit. Give everyone what they need. Help people find food and housing without requiring them to sing and dance for it.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 5 hours ago

"Give everyone what they need"

From who's pocket? It won't be from the wealthy, because they are powerful - the wealth is a side-effect of that. They'll still be powerful, and still have more than the rest of us.