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Re:Will Spotify Ruin Podcasting? by badfrog on Sunday February 09, 2020 @10:03PM (#22286096)
> They are the digital equivalent of HAM radio operators

That is really overlooking a lot of time, effort, and money that many people and companies put into their podcasts. A lot of the best journalism and story telling in the world is in podcast form right now. That won't be the case for very long if the creators can't monetize their work.

Re:Will Spotify Ruin Podcasting? by stonogo on Sunday February 09, 2020 @11:18PM (#22286408)
Are you asserting that HAM radio operators do not put a lot of time, effort, and money into HAM radio?
Re:Will Spotify Ruin Podcasting? by majos on Monday February 10, 2020 @10:01AM (#22289631)
Do HAM radio operators write scripts, pay people to appear, generally...put on entertainment? I’m genuinely asking. I thought HAM radio was mostly chatting, or occasionally broadcasting useful info during a disaster.

Also: note that restricting entertainment to that which is provided for free is a big restriction.