What To Do About
Spotify

It's currently fashionable to publicly cancel your Spotify subscription. But is that really the solution to the issues with the music industry? Could it be that simple? These essays explore the problems with the industry, how we ended up where we are, and how we might go about fixing things & creating a more equitable industry for artists.

The "Per-Play Payout" Myth

Does Spotify actually pay less than other streaming services?

The Great Unbundling

How format evolution fundamentally changed the music economy.

Then and Now

The end of gatekeeping has turned out to be a mixed bag.

The Record Label Oligopoly

How the streaming economy is rigged to reward certain artists.

The Future is Now

What to do about AI slop.

The Wild West

Scams in the streaming era.

More of the Same

The problem with passive music listening.

The Problem with Daniel Ek

The ethics of ownership.

Diversifying Content

Podcasts, audiobooks, and the Joe Rogan of it all.

A Better Tomorrow

Fixing the streaming economy.