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Re:You can't afford to be an artist and/or author, let alone... by tjs8rj on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @05:01PM (#32488866)
Hypothetically music should be priced like medicine or drugs. What you "get" out of it is a mood, like a stimulant or depressant (but with more complexity and side effects).

"For $20, I can sell you this audio file that makes you yearn for the deep friendships you created that summer a few years ago. Side effects may include vivid visual memories and internal hallucinations of what could have been, sudden mood swings including finding them on Facebook to see what they are up to, and in some cases: crying".

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Re:You can't afford to be an artist and/or author, let alone... by tschwimmer on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @06:25PM (#32489779)
The problem with this approach is that unlike drugs, the effects of music are heavily influenced by the taste of the consumer. Some people find Celene Dion inspiring and heartwarming. Personally I find it to be sappy, generic garbage. Just because you're telling me it's inspiring doesn't mean it will be. That ambiguity leads to much higher price elasticity than a drug.
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Re:You can't afford to be an artist and/or author, let alone... by HKH2 on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @12:16AM (#32492274)
You'd need to collect a lot of data for that, and there is no guarantee that the person listening hasn't built up a tolerance to it already.
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