@tgraph52 @ACID_CASUALTY Gioia's a good follow...whereas I can't really take Lefsetz anymore, he's too enraptured with the business moguls and the business itself vs. the music

@tgraph52 @ACID_CASUALTY Saw that, now he's doing a set on what's gone wrong -- some of the implication so far is that the "lower bar of entry" is partially at fault...which is, to me, a little bit industry oriented in a way... To my mind, a society of music makers is healthier than a society of music consumers, and there's still room for professionals in such a world (see: music before the recording industry). What I see is the industry trying to take music making back away from the people.

@ACID_CASUALTY Oh, it's more shady than that. Spotify et. al. use existing music to train the AI, then use their algorithms and in-house playlists to funnel listeners to their own stuff, keeping all the money.
And, the new monetization policy means they don't pay on 80% of the human generated content on the platform, keeping that money at well. Finally, Spotify uses "questionable playlist activity" to boot you off, even if you've never submitted to, much less paid for, a playlist.

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@ACID_CASUALTY Not that I trust the labels (and their handmaiden Ek), either, but at least a good use of their $$.

(I suspect they're ramping up their own AIs...)

@tgraph52 Chip is one of those who tries to siphon off votes by also trolling fellow Repugnicans, thereby pretending to have thoughts. Basically hates everybody, with a nice gerrymandered district to fit the attitude.

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One for tonight ... resonances....
G'night, 'nauts.
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@stratkitten Heading across the pond for dinner??

@DavidSalo As Kurt Vonnegut pointed out, it's telling that they never want to post the Beatitudes....

@Evvie Mid-cut, dark colored sole, bright colored uppers ('cause life's too short for dull shoes, but white soles/cushion get dingy fast). No leather, and wiiiiiide!

Relevant observation:

@northernbassist Mmmm,,,tone cement...

@stratkitten 👏 👏
...and good timing: watched the Beato interview with Mike Mills today...

Caring for the community has benefits? Who could have imagined?

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@RetiredLEexec Saw him on that tour - powerful stuff.