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True or False? Having constant, unlimited access to music through streaming platforms like Spotify can make it feel less special or meaningful. If true, do you think owning music on Web3 platforms can strengthen your personal connection to the artist and their songs?

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Yeah this is a really important question and is probably true. But as a web3 artist, it's honestly difficult for me to distill it down to a succinct answer - which in some ways (as we have discussed) is quite telling of where web3 music is right now. However people like @mattlee are doing the right things imo

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agreed. even if I still actually listen through Spotify, truly owning a song and/or having a direct patronage connection to the artist is more meaningful

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To the first point , personally I don't really thinks unlimited access to music makes it less special or meaningful cause I often listen to music in such way that I use it to document my life every song that I've listened to is like a memory saved and can be unlocked at any point when i listen to it. But to your second question I personally think that doesn't make a difference except a strong community is built where people can share music that means something to them and other people can connect with the other person if they vibe with such music or people can use it to discover more songs to would unlock more amazing experiences for them , that's just the way I see it.

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Stopped using spotify for this reason. Don't think Web3 is a solution. My current is working very well: - Listen to archives of shows like on wfmu.org - Use bandcamp to book mark music hear on there - Buy on bandcamp what sticks in my head WFMU is my tool for discovery. Bandcamp is a very, very good service for collecting what one loves.

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false I usually just want to provide support without coming across as some weird collector I don’t like having music nfts and often consider burning them

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This is why record stores came back in a big way in the 2010’s. I’m just old enough to remember CD and cassette players. For most of my childhood we had mp3 players. I have been a Spotify user since high school and was a very early user (it’s changed a LOT). But I also started listening to/collecting vinyl around the same time that I joined Spotify. I missed owning music, and missed the mix tapes and CD’s of my childhood. Vinyls were something I hadn’t ever used but felt like magic to me when I first heard the warm clear audio of a nice turntable. Don’t get me wrong, streaming was meaningful bc it meant I could share and discover more music than ever. But physical music was meaningful in a different way and still is. The children yearn for physical media, but they also yearn to show off their collections online: I think the NFT should come with physical media and part of a way to share and view collections. that’s my 2 cents.

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To the former, true. To the latter, I don’t think web3 ownership for music is there yet and I’ve tried it both ways: 1 of 1s and Editions. Feels like both approaches fell short. And no, coining songs a la Zora these days is not the move.

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I think it is true, but misdirecting with the phrase. It is true, but the feeling of "special" and "meaningful" goes beyond Spotify or not, Spotify like any other medium is a tool for content delivery & discovery now. Monetisation is secondary. I think it is more like an strategic decision as an artist. If you want to know if your music has potential and people want to hear it the best ways to test reach is launch them in Spotify. If you have some audience already and want to create something special for them or get higher amounts of money capitalizing on your actual community (now that you already have it) the best way is to go with direct, special relations.

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I doubt unless there’s royalty payments for holding like Royal did. Eventually it turns into just another asset unless you’re constantly listening to it.

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yeap . We have #musicNFTs for this 🙌

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I don't think that owning music is relevant anymore, in general. Owning music on web3 platforms does not work so far because there is no decent way to display what you own, which is a big part of owning things on web3. Also, big artists who experimented with fractional ownership through NFTs abandoned that idea quickly. Music fans simply don't care that much, and tbh why should they go through all of the hoops of tokenization?

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Abundance creates more value for scarce things at the end of the day (more copies of Mona Lisa, greatest "aura" of the original). Everything depends on the IRL stories imho, NFT marks an immutable checkpoint, "owning the song" isn't the most valuable part. For example : https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/wu-tang-nft-album-once-upon-time-shaolin-1244859/

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i'd say true. the first thing that pops in my head is vinyls. or CDs! scarcity and effort made music feel monumental, tbh. does owning music on Web3 strengthen personal connection...? yes. absolutely. there's a sense of patronage and exclusivity. that feels very personal to me compared to Spotify's one size fits all.

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Greatly strengthen. Especially if you know what you like and avenue it sells best on. Best way to find out out that band on the run…..large sample I was an emerging bands top .03% in last years awards. Pretty much their biggest fan. Woulda know. Nothing about them wasn’t for the large sample i listen to on main platform I use.

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Not sure. For many, digital ownership does not mean anything because assets can disappear at any time. In the past, you went to the store, spent $16-$22 on each album, went home listened for a week (or as long as you had to save for the next one) and you’d dedicate time to listening the album, reading the booklet, liner notes, enjoy the art…you had time to process all and think if you liked the artist or not. Today, I think we consume mostly playlists and sometimes we don’t even care who the artist is.

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I don't really agree. Having unlimited access does not make it any less special or meaningful to me. Owning music is definitely a way of showing support to the artist but also the same as streaming or downloading music from legally verified platforms

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True. When music is constantly available, it can become background noise rather than a meaningful experience. Scarcity and intention often deepen emotional impact. And yes, owning music via Web3 platforms can absolutely strengthen that connection. It’s like going from passive listener to active supporter. When you own a piece of the music, whether it's a collectible, an NFT, or a stake in the artist’s success, it adds emotional and financial weight to your relationship with the art.

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True. Constant, unlimited access to music through streaming platforms can sometimes make it feel less special or meaningful.

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