People are always saying that AI has stolen from musicians and is taking their jobs away. The mainstream has always stolen and has never invented anything itsel
A Mastodon user argues that AI is not the primary threat to musicians, but rather streaming platforms like Spotify, YouTube, and Facebook, which have devalued music by making it free and ubiquitous. The user laments the decline of real musicians on the radio, replaced by synthesizers and plugins, and advocates for supporting and promoting authentic music, contrasting the quality of vinyl recordings with the current state of digital music. AI
IMPACT Suggests that the economic models of streaming platforms, rather than AI itself, are the primary challenge for musicians' livelihoods.