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Re:Spotify Will End Service in Uruguay Due to Bill Requiring... by ClumsyPilot on Thursday November 23, 2023 @09:53AM (#38393348)
> they drive Spotify subscriptions

There is no reason to believe this is true - I can download all the main artists in 30 minutes. Its the niche ones that I enjoy discpvering and wouldnt bother to download

> there is a strong correlation between popularity and work, coupled with talent.

Even stronger correlation between marketing spending and popularity

> Only in some degenerate scenarios, where you listen to only one obscure artist that nobody listens to,

This is waay too disrespectfull

Re:Spotify Will End Service in Uruguay Due to Bill Requiring... by thegiogi on Thursday November 23, 2023 @01:53PM (#38396128)
I think he’s using degenerate in the mathematical sense.