#networkeffects — Public Fediverse posts

@voltagex

Yes. That is the strongest argument for staying, and I think it’s a real one.

Facebook became social infrastructure.

Your family is there. Your local groups are there. Your old friends are there. Leaving can mean losing access to things that matter.

But that is also the trap.

Network effects only remain unbeatable while everyone keeps accepting them as unbeatable.

I’m not pretending leaving is cost-free.

I’m saying somebody has to start leaving, building elsewhere, and inviting people with them.

Otherwise “everyone I know is there” becomes Meta’s permanent business model.

#Facebook #Meta #Fediverse #SocialMedia #NetworkEffects #OpenWeb

@voltagex

Yes. That is the strongest argument for staying, and I think it’s a real one.

Facebook became social infrastructure.

Your family is there. Your local groups are there. Your old friends are there. Leaving can mean losing access to things that matter.

But that is also the trap.

Network effects only remain unbeatable while everyone keeps accepting them as unbeatable.

I’m not pretending leaving is cost-free.

I’m saying somebody has to start leaving, building elsewhere, and inviting people with them.

Otherwise “everyone I know is there” becomes Meta’s permanent business model.

#Facebook #Meta #Fediverse #SocialMedia #NetworkEffects #OpenWeb

@voltagex

Yes. That is the strongest argument for staying, and I think it’s a real one.

Facebook became social infrastructure.

Your family is there. Your local groups are there. Your old friends are there. Leaving can mean losing access to things that matter.

But that is also the trap.

Network effects only remain unbeatable while everyone keeps accepting them as unbeatable.

I’m not pretending leaving is cost-free.

I’m saying somebody has to start leaving, building elsewhere, and inviting people with them.

Otherwise “everyone I know is there” becomes Meta’s permanent business model.

#Facebook #Meta #Fediverse #SocialMedia #NetworkEffects #OpenWeb

@voltagex

Yes. That is the strongest argument for staying, and I think it’s a real one.

Facebook became social infrastructure.

Your family is there. Your local groups are there. Your old friends are there. Leaving can mean losing access to things that matter.

But that is also the trap.

Network effects only remain unbeatable while everyone keeps accepting them as unbeatable.

I’m not pretending leaving is cost-free.

I’m saying somebody has to start leaving, building elsewhere, and inviting people with them.

Otherwise “everyone I know is there” becomes Meta’s permanent business model.

#Facebook #Meta #Fediverse #SocialMedia #NetworkEffects #OpenWeb

@voltagex

Yes. That is the strongest argument for staying, and I think it’s a real one.

Facebook became social infrastructure.

Your family is there. Your local groups are there. Your old friends are there. Leaving can mean losing access to things that matter.

But that is also the trap.

Network effects only remain unbeatable while everyone keeps accepting them as unbeatable.

I’m not pretending leaving is cost-free.

I’m saying somebody has to start leaving, building elsewhere, and inviting people with them.

Otherwise “everyone I know is there” becomes Meta’s permanent business model.

#Facebook #Meta #Fediverse #SocialMedia #NetworkEffects #OpenWeb

So, after having spent a good amount of time actually interacting on Mastodon, I'm starting to identify kind of a structural rift between what we see on corporate social media vs here.

It's not just the profit model or the federation or whatever else (although those are factors that lead to this point). It's that on corporate social media, the system favors the creation of massive spoke hub "creators", which connect to a hell of a lot of users.

That is, there's a small collection of high influence creators. This is as opposed to how the Social Web/fediverse works, in which there's more (percentage-wise) "creator" nodes, but each one has less influence.

Here, take a look at a fancy graphic I made, since I feel like this should be a concept people feel viscerally.

🧵 (1/)

#SocialWeb #NetworkEffects #influencers #instagram #tiktok

So, after having spent a good amount of time actually interacting on Mastodon, I'm starting to identify kind of a structural rift between what we see on corporate social media vs here.

It's not just the profit model or the federation or whatever else (although those are factors that lead to this point). It's that on corporate social media, the system favors the creation of massive spoke hub "creators", which connect to a hell of a lot of users.

That is, there's a small collection of high influence creators. This is as opposed to how the Social Web/fediverse works, in which there's more (percentage-wise) "creator" nodes, but each one has less influence.

Here, take a look at a fancy graphic I made, since I feel like this should be a concept people feel viscerally.

🧵 (1/)

#SocialWeb #NetworkEffects #influencers #instagram #tiktok

So, after having spent a good amount of time actually interacting on Mastodon, I'm starting to identify kind of a structural rift between what we see on corporate social media vs here.

It's not just the profit model or the federation or whatever else (although those are factors that lead to this point). It's that on corporate social media, the system favors the creation of massive spoke hub "creators", which connect to a hell of a lot of users.

That is, there's a small collection of high influence creators. This is as opposed to how the Social Web/fediverse works, in which there's more (percentage-wise) "creator" nodes, but each one has less influence.

Here, take a look at a fancy graphic I made, since I feel like this should be a concept people feel viscerally.

🧵 (1/)

#SocialWeb #NetworkEffects #influencers #instagram #tiktok

So, after having spent a good amount of time actually interacting on Mastodon, I'm starting to identify kind of a structural rift between what we see on corporate social media vs here.

It's not just the profit model or the federation or whatever else (although those are factors that lead to this point). It's that on corporate social media, the system favors the creation of massive spoke hub "creators", which connect to a hell of a lot of users.

That is, there's a small collection of high influence creators. This is as opposed to how the Social Web/fediverse works, in which there's more (percentage-wise) "creator" nodes, but each one has less influence.

Here, take a look at a fancy graphic I made, since I feel like this should be a concept people feel viscerally.

🧵 (1/)

#SocialWeb #NetworkEffects #influencers #instagram #tiktok

So, after having spent a good amount of time actually interacting on Mastodon, I'm starting to identify kind of a structural rift between what we see on corporate social media vs here.

It's not just the profit model or the federation or whatever else (although those are factors that lead to this point). It's that on corporate social media, the system favors the creation of massive spoke hub "creators", which connect to a hell of a lot of users.

That is, there's a small collection of high influence creators. This is as opposed to how the Social Web/fediverse works, in which there's more (percentage-wise) "creator" nodes, but each one has less influence.

Here, take a look at a fancy graphic I made, since I feel like this should be a concept people feel viscerally.

🧵 (1/)

#SocialWeb #NetworkEffects #influencers #instagram #tiktok

A minor point: We need to take care to distinguish #NetworkEffects versus #SwitchingCosts.

A “network effect” is often good for the people affected (more people in the system makes it more appealing to join that system) and we typically want that effect.

A “switching cost” is typically bad for the people affected: Anyone already in the system, must give up something when they try to leave.

We need to *lower* the hostile switching costs, and retain the beneficial network effect.

@syntaxseed

A minor point: We need to take care to distinguish #NetworkEffects versus #SwitchingCosts.

A “network effect” is often good for the people affected (more people in the system makes it more appealing to join that system) and we typically want that effect.

A “switching cost” is typically bad for the people affected: Anyone already in the system, must give up something when they try to leave.

We need to *lower* the hostile switching costs, and retain the beneficial network effect.

@syntaxseed

A minor point: We need to take care to distinguish #NetworkEffects versus #SwitchingCosts.

A “network effect” is often good for the people affected (more people in the system makes it more appealing to join that system) and we typically want that effect.

A “switching cost” is typically bad for the people affected: Anyone already in the system, must give up something when they try to leave.

We need to *lower* the hostile switching costs, and retain the beneficial network effect.

@syntaxseed

A minor point: We need to take care to distinguish #NetworkEffects versus #SwitchingCosts.

A “network effect” is often good for the people affected (more people in the system makes it more appealing to join that system) and we typically want that effect.

A “switching cost” is typically bad for the people affected: Anyone already in the system, must give up something when they try to leave.

We need to *lower* the hostile switching costs, and retain the beneficial network effect.

@syntaxseed

A minor point: We need to take care to distinguish #NetworkEffects versus #SwitchingCosts.

A “network effect” is often good for the people affected (more people in the system makes it more appealing to join that system) and we typically want that effect.

A “switching cost” is typically bad for the people affected: Anyone already in the system, must give up something when they try to leave.

We need to *lower* the hostile switching costs, and retain the beneficial network effect.

@syntaxseed

I pushed a post “Mastodon kinda hates AI” that is basically what it says on the tin https://nathanherald.com/posts/mastodon-kinda-hates-ai/

I saw this post by 1Password https://1password.social/@1password/116569353856438624 and the replies were pretty overwhelmingly negative on Masto, but not anywhere else.

Do you see the same thing? Is it good/bad/neutral that Masto overall has biases?

#mastodon #networkeffects #socialnetworks

I pushed a post “Mastodon kinda hates AI” that is basically what it says on the tin https://nathanherald.com/posts/mastodon-kinda-hates-ai/

I saw this post by 1Password https://1password.social/@1password/116569353856438624 and the replies were pretty overwhelmingly negative on Masto, but not anywhere else.

Do you see the same thing? Is it good/bad/neutral that Masto overall has biases?

#mastodon #networkeffects #socialnetworks

I pushed a post “Mastodon kinda hates AI” that is basically what it says on the tin https://nathanherald.com/posts/mastodon-kinda-hates-ai/

I saw this post by 1Password https://1password.social/@1password/116569353856438624 and the replies were pretty overwhelmingly negative on Masto, but not anywhere else.

Do you see the same thing? Is it good/bad/neutral that Masto overall has biases?

#mastodon #networkeffects #socialnetworks

I pushed a post “Mastodon kinda hates AI” that is basically what it says on the tin https://nathanherald.com/posts/mastodon-kinda-hates-ai/

I saw this post by 1Password https://1password.social/@1password/116569353856438624 and the replies were pretty overwhelmingly negative on Masto, but not anywhere else.

Do you see the same thing? Is it good/bad/neutral that Masto overall has biases?

#mastodon #networkeffects #socialnetworks

I pushed a post “Mastodon kinda hates AI” that is basically what it says on the tin https://nathanherald.com/posts/mastodon-kinda-hates-ai/

I saw this post by 1Password https://1password.social/@1password/116569353856438624 and the replies were pretty overwhelmingly negative on Masto, but not anywhere else.

Do you see the same thing? Is it good/bad/neutral that Masto overall has biases?

#mastodon #networkeffects #socialnetworks

Turning Network Effects Into a Sustainable Marketing Moat

read more : https://www.martechcube.com/turning-network-effects-into-a-sustainable-marketing-moat/

#NetworkEffects #SustainableMarketingMoat #martech #martechnews #martecharticles #martechinterview

Does the exodus to UpScrolled signify the end of TikTok?
#USA #TikTok #UpScrolled #SocialMedia #Algorithms #Censorship #Politics #Misinformation #Bluesky #Tech #MediaPower #OnlineSpeech #PlatformPolitics #TechPolicy #NetworkEffects #ShadowBanned #Facebook
https://the-14.com/does-the-exodus-to-upscrolled-signify-the-end-of-tiktok/

Does the exodus to UpScrolled signify the end of TikTok?
#USA #TikTok #UpScrolled #SocialMedia #Algorithms #Censorship #Politics #Misinformation #Bluesky #Tech #MediaPower #OnlineSpeech #PlatformPolitics #TechPolicy #NetworkEffects #ShadowBanned #Facebook
https://the-14.com/does-the-exodus-to-upscrolled-signify-the-end-of-tiktok/

Does the exodus to UpScrolled signify the end of TikTok?
#USA #TikTok #UpScrolled #SocialMedia #Algorithms #Censorship #Politics #Misinformation #Bluesky #Tech #MediaPower #OnlineSpeech #PlatformPolitics #TechPolicy #NetworkEffects #ShadowBanned #Facebook
https://the-14.com/does-the-exodus-to-upscrolled-signify-the-end-of-tiktok/

Does the exodus to UpScrolled signify the end of TikTok?
#USA #TikTok #UpScrolled #SocialMedia #Algorithms #Censorship #Politics #Misinformation #Bluesky #Tech #MediaPower #OnlineSpeech #PlatformPolitics #TechPolicy #NetworkEffects #ShadowBanned #Facebook
https://the-14.com/does-the-exodus-to-upscrolled-signify-the-end-of-tiktok/

Does the exodus to UpScrolled signify the end of TikTok?
#USA #TikTok #UpScrolled #SocialMedia #Algorithms #Censorship #Politics #Misinformation #Bluesky #Tech #MediaPower #OnlineSpeech #PlatformPolitics #TechPolicy #NetworkEffects #ShadowBanned #Facebook
https://the-14.com/does-the-exodus-to-upscrolled-signify-the-end-of-tiktok/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/301766/ Which AI Stock Will Make You Richer? #AI #Alphabet #ArtificialIntelligence #ArtificialIntelligence #Éire #IE #Ireland #Meta #NetworkEffects #Technology

@urlyman @davew @pfefferle

You're right! Ideal is too strong for the case, as we'd better chose something else. Maybe viable/possible would fit better. However, #WordPress 43% adds #networkeffects to #opensourceinnovation. Otherwise, how would #Brazilianmuseums, which are among the most defunded institutions on the planet, have the muscle to be part of this conversation? The opportunity that the #pluginecosystem opens up for #sustainable #freesoftware development was key to bringing us here.

@urlyman @davew @pfefferle

You're right! Ideal is too strong for the case, as we'd better chose something else. Maybe viable/possible would fit better. However, #WordPress 43% adds #networkeffects to #opensourceinnovation. Otherwise, how would #Brazilianmuseums, which are among the most defunded institutions on the planet, have the muscle to be part of this conversation? The opportunity that the #pluginecosystem opens up for #sustainable #freesoftware development was key to bringing us here.

@urlyman @davew @pfefferle

You're right! Ideal is too strong for the case, as we'd better chose something else. Maybe viable/possible would fit better. However, #WordPress 43% adds #networkeffects to #opensourceinnovation. Otherwise, how would #Brazilianmuseums, which are among the most defunded institutions on the planet, have the muscle to be part of this conversation? The opportunity that the #pluginecosystem opens up for #sustainable #freesoftware development was key to bringing us here.

@urlyman @davew @pfefferle

You're right! Ideal is too strong for the case, as we'd better chose something else. Maybe viable/possible would fit better. However, #WordPress 43% adds #networkeffects to #opensourceinnovation. Otherwise, how would #Brazilianmuseums, which are among the most defunded institutions on the planet, have the muscle to be part of this conversation? The opportunity that the #pluginecosystem opens up for #sustainable #freesoftware development was key to bringing us here.

@urlyman @davew @pfefferle

You're right! Ideal is too strong for the case, as we'd better chose something else. Maybe viable/possible would fit better. However, #WordPress 43% adds #networkeffects to #opensourceinnovation. Otherwise, how would #Brazilianmuseums, which are among the most defunded institutions on the planet, have the muscle to be part of this conversation? The opportunity that the #pluginecosystem opens up for #sustainable #freesoftware development was key to bringing us here.

This diagram, taken from the U.S. v. Google judgment, illustrates a fundamental dynamic of digital market power. This self-reinforcing loop is the core issue with Big Tech platforms: scale isn’t just an advantage — it shuts the door on competition. #DataAggregation #BigTech #NetworkEffects

This diagram, taken from the U.S. v. Google judgment, illustrates a fundamental dynamic of digital market power. This self-reinforcing loop is the core issue with Big Tech platforms: scale isn’t just an advantage — it shuts the door on competition. #DataAggregation #BigTech #NetworkEffects

This diagram, taken from the U.S. v. Google judgment, illustrates a fundamental dynamic of digital market power. This self-reinforcing loop is the core issue with Big Tech platforms: scale isn’t just an advantage — it shuts the door on competition. #DataAggregation #BigTech #NetworkEffects

This diagram, taken directly from the U.S. v. Google judgment, illustrates a fundamental dynamic of digital market power:

Data Aggregation → Market Dominance

This self-reinforcing loop is the core issue with Big Tech platforms: scale isn’t just an advantage — it becomes a moat. And without regulatory intervention, it shuts the door on competition.

#Google #Antitrust #PlatformPower #DataAggregation #BigTech #DigitalMonopoly #DataEconomy #NetworkEffects #Regulation

This diagram, taken directly from the U.S. v. Google judgment, illustrates a fundamental dynamic of digital market power:

Data Aggregation → Market Dominance

This self-reinforcing loop is the core issue with Big Tech platforms: scale isn’t just an advantage — it becomes a moat. And without regulatory intervention, it shuts the door on competition.

#Google #Antitrust #PlatformPower #DataAggregation #BigTech #DigitalMonopoly #DataEconomy #NetworkEffects #Regulation

This diagram, taken directly from the U.S. v. Google judgment, illustrates a fundamental dynamic of digital market power:

Data Aggregation → Market Dominance

This self-reinforcing loop is the core issue with Big Tech platforms: scale isn’t just an advantage — it becomes a moat. And without regulatory intervention, it shuts the door on competition.

#Google #Antitrust #PlatformPower #DataAggregation #BigTech #DigitalMonopoly #DataEconomy #NetworkEffects #Regulation

This diagram, taken directly from the U.S. v. Google judgment, illustrates a fundamental dynamic of digital market power:

Data Aggregation → Market Dominance

This self-reinforcing loop is the core issue with Big Tech platforms: scale isn’t just an advantage — it becomes a moat. And without regulatory intervention, it shuts the door on competition.

#Google #Antitrust #PlatformPower #DataAggregation #BigTech #DigitalMonopoly #DataEconomy #NetworkEffects #Regulation

This diagram, taken directly from the U.S. v. Google judgment, illustrates a fundamental dynamic of digital market power:

Data Aggregation → Market Dominance

This self-reinforcing loop is the core issue with Big Tech platforms: scale isn’t just an advantage — it becomes a moat. And without regulatory intervention, it shuts the door on competition.

#Google #Antitrust #PlatformPower #DataAggregation #BigTech #DigitalMonopoly #DataEconomy #NetworkEffects #Regulation

In his insightful article, Paul Krugman unpacks Cory Doctorow's concept of "enshittification," illustrating how internet platforms degrade from user-friendly to exploitative monopolies. This process isn't isolated to social media; it affects any networked business, leading initially to user attraction but ultimately to stagnation through profit-focused practices. The psychological toll on users and leaders is profound. Explore the implications further in the full article: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-general-theory-of-enshittification #Enshittification #PaulKrugman #CoryDoctorow #BusinessStrategy #TechIndustry #NetworkEffects #PublicPerception

In his insightful article, Paul Krugman unpacks Cory Doctorow's concept of "enshittification," illustrating how internet platforms degrade from user-friendly to exploitative monopolies. This process isn't isolated to social media; it affects any networked business, leading initially to user attraction but ultimately to stagnation through profit-focused practices. The psychological toll on users and leaders is profound. Explore the implications further in the full article: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-general-theory-of-enshittification #Enshittification #PaulKrugman #CoryDoctorow #BusinessStrategy #TechIndustry #NetworkEffects #PublicPerception

In his insightful article, Paul Krugman unpacks Cory Doctorow's concept of "enshittification," illustrating how internet platforms degrade from user-friendly to exploitative monopolies. This process isn't isolated to social media; it affects any networked business, leading initially to user attraction but ultimately to stagnation through profit-focused practices. The psychological toll on users and leaders is profound. Explore the implications further in the full article: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-general-theory-of-enshittification #Enshittification #PaulKrugman #CoryDoctorow #BusinessStrategy #TechIndustry #NetworkEffects #PublicPerception

🎉🎓 Apparently, some genius dropped a 12-minute #thesis on "network effects" — because clearly, none of us have ever heard of #Facebook 🤔. Spoiler alert: #mistakes were made, but don't worry, there's a book for that. 📚✨
https://madhavajay.com/the-cold-start-problem-using-network-effects-to-scale-your-product/ #networkeffects #bookrecommendation #HackerNews #ngated

🎉🎓 Apparently, some genius dropped a 12-minute #thesis on "network effects" — because clearly, none of us have ever heard of #Facebook 🤔. Spoiler alert: #mistakes were made, but don't worry, there's a book for that. 📚✨
https://madhavajay.com/the-cold-start-problem-using-network-effects-to-scale-your-product/ #networkeffects #bookrecommendation #HackerNews #ngated

🎉🎓 Apparently, some genius dropped a 12-minute #thesis on "network effects" — because clearly, none of us have ever heard of #Facebook 🤔. Spoiler alert: #mistakes were made, but don't worry, there's a book for that. 📚✨
https://madhavajay.com/the-cold-start-problem-using-network-effects-to-scale-your-product/ #networkeffects #bookrecommendation #HackerNews #ngated

🎉🎓 Apparently, some genius dropped a 12-minute #thesis on "network effects" — because clearly, none of us have ever heard of #Facebook 🤔. Spoiler alert: #mistakes were made, but don't worry, there's a book for that. 📚✨
https://madhavajay.com/the-cold-start-problem-using-network-effects-to-scale-your-product/ #networkeffects #bookrecommendation #HackerNews #ngated

The Cold Start Problem: Using Network Effects to Scale Your Product – A Review

https://madhavajay.com/the-cold-start-problem-using-network-effects-to-scale-your-product/

#HackerNews #ColdStartProblem #NetworkEffects #ProductScaling #TechReview #StartupInsights

The Cold Start Problem: Using Network Effects to Scale Your Product – A Review

https://madhavajay.com/the-cold-start-problem-using-network-effects-to-scale-your-product/

#HackerNews #ColdStartProblem #NetworkEffects #ProductScaling #TechReview #StartupInsights

The Cold Start Problem: Using Network Effects to Scale Your Product – A Review

https://madhavajay.com/the-cold-start-problem-using-network-effects-to-scale-your-product/

#HackerNews #ColdStartProblem #NetworkEffects #ProductScaling #TechReview #StartupInsights

The Cold Start Problem: Using Network Effects to Scale Your Product – A Review

https://madhavajay.com/the-cold-start-problem-using-network-effects-to-scale-your-product/

#HackerNews #ColdStartProblem #NetworkEffects #ProductScaling #TechReview #StartupInsights

Microsoft Windows+Office for $55?

What happened?

Usually cheap MSFT license offers are a sign of Linux gains somewhere but I'm not seeing it this time

LibreOffice for Steam OS is taking off?

They're selling at a loss because it makes you train their "AI"?

There's some market share number they need to tweak upward to keep some stock analyst happy?

https://mashable.com/deals/january-24-the-ultimate-mso-pro-2021 #networkEffects

Microsoft Windows+Office for $55?

What happened?

Usually cheap MSFT license offers are a sign of Linux gains somewhere but I'm not seeing it this time

LibreOffice for Steam OS is taking off?

They're selling at a loss because it makes you train their "AI"?

There's some market share number they need to tweak upward to keep some stock analyst happy?

https://mashable.com/deals/january-24-the-ultimate-mso-pro-2021 #networkEffects

Microsoft Windows+Office for $55?

What happened?

Usually cheap MSFT license offers are a sign of Linux gains somewhere but I'm not seeing it this time

LibreOffice for Steam OS is taking off?

They're selling at a loss because it makes you train their "AI"?

There's some market share number they need to tweak upward to keep some stock analyst happy?

https://mashable.com/deals/january-24-the-ultimate-mso-pro-2021 #networkEffects

Microsoft Windows+Office for $55?

What happened?

Usually cheap MSFT license offers are a sign of Linux gains somewhere but I'm not seeing it this time

LibreOffice for Steam OS is taking off?

They're selling at a loss because it makes you train their "AI"?

There's some market share number they need to tweak upward to keep some stock analyst happy?

https://mashable.com/deals/january-24-the-ultimate-mso-pro-2021 #networkEffects

Microsoft Windows+Office for $55?

What happened?

Usually cheap MSFT license offers are a sign of Linux gains somewhere but I'm not seeing it this time

LibreOffice for Steam OS is taking off?

They're selling at a loss because it makes you train their "AI"?

There's some market share number they need to tweak upward to keep some stock analyst happy?

https://mashable.com/deals/january-24-the-ultimate-mso-pro-2021 #networkEffects

Longform by Liz Pelly at Harper's Magazine on SPOTIFY'S USE OF FAKE MUSICIANS to reduce royalty payouts to real artists. This is a long and indepth article the Spotify user and musician community should read in full.

Images of the intro in toot, full article 👇

https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/

#Music #MusicBusiness #Spotify #GhostArtists #Fraud #News #Economics #NetworkEffects #enshitification #Capitalism #ParasiticCapitalism #Longform #HarpersMagazine #LizPelly

Longform by Liz Pelly at Harper's Magazine on SPOTIFY'S USE OF FAKE MUSICIANS to reduce royalty payouts to real artists. This is a long and indepth article the Spotify user and musician community should read in full.

Images of the intro in toot, full article 👇

https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/

#Music #MusicBusiness #Spotify #GhostArtists #Fraud #News #Economics #NetworkEffects #enshitification #Capitalism #ParasiticCapitalism #Longform #HarpersMagazine #LizPelly

Longform by Liz Pelly at Harper's Magazine on SPOTIFY'S USE OF FAKE MUSICIANS to reduce royalty payouts to real artists. This is a long and indepth article the Spotify user and musician community should read in full.

Images of the intro in toot, full article 👇

https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/

#Music #MusicBusiness #Spotify #GhostArtists #Fraud #News #Economics #NetworkEffects #enshitification #Capitalism #ParasiticCapitalism #Longform #HarpersMagazine #LizPelly

Longform by Liz Pelly at Harper's Magazine on SPOTIFY'S USE OF FAKE MUSICIANS to reduce royalty payouts to real artists. This is a long and indepth article the Spotify user and musician community should read in full.

Images of the intro in toot, full article 👇

https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/

#Music #MusicBusiness #Spotify #GhostArtists #Fraud #News #Economics #NetworkEffects #enshitification #Capitalism #ParasiticCapitalism #Longform #HarpersMagazine #LizPelly