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> music streaming has similarly lead to a collapse in quality music artistry, as fewer talented individuals are incentivised to go down that path.

Is there data for this? I feel there's more musicians than ever and there's more very talented musicians than ever and the most famous ones are more famous than ever so I would like to see if that's correct.

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I’ve heard other people say that.

I think there are more musicians with reach than ever.

I would say it’s very likely there are far fewer musicians making a living out of their music than there were in the last. That’s the key difference.

And the truth is that for most people incentives matter, so not being able to make a living from music means very talented people who are financially motivated (ie most of them) do something else instead.

The internet has allowed for more artists to get exposure for sure, but it's still down to luck / prettiness / virality etc. In terms of slop (not necessarily AI) there's shit like this https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-denies-its-pl...

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