AfricanExpansionist

One for musicians

Ah yeah the appellation system. couldn't you just call it "Champagne-style wine"?

Ah thanks for taking the time to explain. This makes sense.

I think this article is a little disingenuous. the record companies aren't losing money, they're losing market share. Many users simply weren't listening to their music. Whether they were listening to the white noise is irrelevant. They WEREN'T listening to Taylor Swift, even accidentally.

I'm guessing this will cause Spotify to put time limits on playback (if they haven't already)

Yeah it's a lot of guys getting sweetheart contracts from government construction initiatives, then skimping on materials to pocket as much cash as possible. Capitalism/cronyism doing its thing

Your suspicions are generally correct. News about anything is always carefully selected to fit a narrative.

I have been in those kinds of buildings in China. They're real. I also have no idea what difference it makes to the average American to know about them.

Shout out to your username! The voice in my head sang it as I read it

Yeah that means the headline makes no sense

But muh prawfits!

If I can make cheese good enough to pretend that it's another brand, I'm gonna just slap my own label on it

The article doesn't really make it clear. Why do these cost the platform money?

Who's fatigued? I'm still making popcorn!