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Re:The Ghosts in the Machine by mattgreenrocks on Thursday December 19, 2024 @07:32PM (#42467214)
> The entire history of the music business is one of attorneys developing ever more inventive ways of screwing over musicians.

Meta: this feels like a similar problem as doctors and nurses vs administrators, teachers/professors vs administrators, devs vs management, and I’m sure there are others. The latter group takes a disproportionate share of profit, and claims it is justified because of the responsibility.

I see these asymmetries everywhere now.

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Re:The Ghosts in the Machine by 7e on Thursday December 19, 2024 @09:25PM (#42467702)
Look at the kings and chiefs of old. Power grabs are as old as civilization itself. In the case of wolves and lions, even older.
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Re:The Ghosts in the Machine by mattgreenrocks on Friday December 20, 2024 @12:50PM (#42473182)
For sure. I think what sticks out about now is how brazen those who grab power are now. For whatever reason there's a shamelessness/entitlement about the whole thing that is palpable.
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Re:The Ghosts in the Machine by anigbrowl on Friday December 20, 2024 @01:22AM (#42468754)
Yes, it's MITM attacks all the way down. Everyone knows it's a scam, but anyone who upsets the applecart is severely punished.
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