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Comment Listen all yâ(TM)all⦠(Score 1) 93

Adam, Adam, and Mike tried to warn the record companies ~30 years ago. The only people who need record companies are the artists TO HELP PROMOTE THEIR BANDS. Albums help sell tickets to shows, which is where musicians make their money. But now that the shoe is on the other foot, where bands can start their own labels, work directly with studios, and can cut the big name producers out of their equation. There is no need for a middleman anymore. Technology helped too. Thanks to the iPod eventually becoming big enough to hold entire PERSONAL libraries of music, why do you need to listen to SOMEONE ELSEâ(TM)S collection? Need recommendations for new music? Ask a friend. And the whole Napster fiasco? It showed record companies only cared about their bottom lines. Music, and making albums, adds to their wealth, so they can sign more bands and make more recordings increase their IP catalog. Once the albums are stamped, theyâ(TM)ll license their productions out where they can make their bucks. Who needs record companies? Investors, and thatâ(TM)s itâ¦

Comment Because action dramas with lots of special effects (Score 1) 180

Remind me again how many billions of dollars Disney made with the Marvel and Star Wars films? Comedies do not make boatloads of money like that. Now, you *CAN* put funny parts in action and drama flicks. Paul Rudd as Ant-Man in âoeCaptain America: Civil Warâ? Instant classic.

Comment Who is paying for Discord?!?! (Score 1) 45

I have a Discord server for my infinitesimally small recreational Twitch streaming, and Iâ(TM)ve seen the Nitro service they offer for a fee, but how many people are using that? Sure, if someone is much bigger potatoes that I am, they might find it to be a value. But who is doing that? Professional gamers, andâ¦?

Comment Not what I was thinking when I saw âoeTornado (Score 1) 35

When I saw âoeTornado Cashâ, I was picturing one of those plexiglass containers with fans blowing around paper money for people to try to grab. Considering how well cryptocurrency investments have been doing lately (FTX), paying a few bucks to participate in a LITERAL cash grabâ¦

Comment Re: This is a win all around, really... (Score 1) 43

Or a kid is asked to repurpose arcade cabinets for a less successful project and given free rein to come up with a concept. Thatâ(TM)s how we got Nintendo and âoeDonkey Kongâ. Theyâ(TM)re worth billions forty years later, and helped to revive a dying industry with home consoles in North America.

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