Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing but white noise

Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by tgv on Sunday June 05, 2022 @09:06AM (#31630631)

You seem to be under the impression that society values the likes of Bernie Madoff and Elizabeth Holmes.

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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by kweinber on Sunday June 05, 2022 @09:13AM (#31630678)

Society values investment strategies and medical innovations. If society finds out it has been defrauded, then society tries to reclaim its investments and punish the fraudsters.

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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by derbOac on Sunday June 05, 2022 @10:15AM (#31631163)

Not disagreeing with what you wrote, but the word "fraud" itself implies a distinction between perceived and actual value.

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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by williamtrask on Sunday June 05, 2022 @09:20AM (#31630731)

Society sounds very cranky

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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by wongarsu on Sunday June 05, 2022 @09:18AM (#31630721)

To be fair, if societal values are determined by capital allocation then the values are almost entirely determined by the top 10%.

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Re:Spotify podcasters are making $18k a month with nothing b... by 8note on Sunday June 05, 2022 @03:01PM (#31633865)

Society did at some point, but I think society would pay more for a loaf of bread than a Madoff share today

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