This is THE Thing. In the 90s / early 00s, it was all about cutting out the middle man. This led to better home recording options, etc. That should have been great!
But it also led to Spotify saying “Yeah, we’ll help you cut out the middleman!…By teaming up with major labels to create a new captive listening service!”
Now, we have the means of production…but not the means of distribution, at least not where people are looking for it.
