It's something that's changing drastically every day. An indie artist is more and more able to record and upload their own song to spotify today than any time before.
Re:Justice at Spotify
by picardythird on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @02:16PM
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Just being able to upload to Spotify does not make a sustainable career. You need marketing, and you need to build up a wide and loyal following of people who will buy your stuff.
They are not dumb decisions. An indie artist HAS to sign with labels if they want to make it in the industry. That's the way it's been and we've accepted for decades that that's the way it will be.
Mistreating workers is not okay. Workers joining the status quo to make a living is not dumb. Calling them "dumb" online is deplorable, however.