Music

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.

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

musician: gigameshmusic.com | dev: github.com/gigamesh

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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Couple 100,000 new songs being posted/day with streaming algorithms that drive casual listeners (the vast majority) toward things they’ve already expressed a preference for, and you create a massive reward system for similarity. Weird doesn’t get playlisted, so weird loses absent a major PR $ push.