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GIGAMΞSH
@gigamesh
I've been seeing a lot takes like this. Summary: Tech makes creation cheaper but attention is zero-sum, which incentivizes less risk taking. There is no shortage of great music, but it is more difficult for it to break through. Same seems true of all art & information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bZ0OSEViyo
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maurelian
@maurelian.eth
Shouldn’t it incentivize more risk taking? Like if every song has a 99.99% chance of being ignored, then why not make something weird? I feel like there has to be a demand side explanation too. (Did not watch the video)
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GIGAMΞSH
@gigamesh
Maybe more among artists, but less risk taking in the funding & distribution. ex: All the movie franchises that are endless sequels & prequels. The equivalent in music is a song that samples another song everyone already knows is much more likely to get radio distribution (all things being equal).
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maurelian
@maurelian.eth
Right, and I think that funding and distribution is just responding to the demand side. For some reason people are less adventurous.
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@nxs
Good point. But on the other hand you shouldn't need a big funding and distribution budget nowadays with how accessible everything is. Especially if you take more risks and create something genuinely cool and unique. But as you said perhaps it is way too easy for it to get lost in the sea of endless content.
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