..
Do
NOT confuse the decline of a
CARTEL (of previously-established moguls) with the downfall of an industry!
I know artists who are doing pretty damn well
WITHOUT those bozos (thank you very much).
I certainly sympathize with those who have built their businesses around a scheme that they
thought would continue
ad infinitum.
...But that does
NOT mean that they were
correct to do so; nor does it mean that people will stop making, enjoying, buying, or selling music!
It just means that those who wish to survive (or better yet, to
prevail in) this change must adapt to a new reality.
Painful for some, yes.
...But I say good riddance to bad rubbish!
The fools who
thought they would
forever sit in judgment of what would be available to the consumer are now no longer needed!
The artist and the listener can now make their
own deals.
If that makes someone uncomfortable, well, I'm sorry.
