adam_y @ adam_y @lemmy.world

Synth noodling conceptual artist

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This is a precise punctuation zone.

We only allow the use of a single "?" here.

Please correct before continuing on your way, sir.

How did they make sure you got a speeding ticket? Seems like an over-reach even for a multi national corporation.

Deeply unserious man.

Children born between next Wednesday and Friday will be designated "generation cd-dvd" closely followed by those born the following week who will be called "generation noombers".

The media will focus tightly on how these two groups, born mere hours apart can be entirely characterised in general terms that don't consider geographic, social, economic, or race discrepancies and will set them against each other in a bitter feud that includes housing availability and which slang is the best slang.

As always, the wealthy will sidestep the horror.

We don't even allow autonomy of the flesh, I suspect the chrome is going to be subscription only.

On so cooked thag I just spent ages looking at the word "feild".

Weird little guy.

Hang on, there are other countries?

Yeah, I suppose, in a closed system that might he true.

But this isnt a closed system.

Bandcamp, for example is rife with wonderful small scale artists. There are local music scenes. There are loads of ways of choosing to stream music.

The thing is that people choose to listen to Spotify despite this. And that is a choice.

We have to be careful when talking about things when we start suggesting that people are not smart enough, or motivated enough to know what they want.

Demand is not generated here, but fulfilled. People just want background music. The properties of that music, and its artistic integrity, isnt a factor in that decision, so it is a demand based upon other properties... Brand recognition, user experience and ubiquity.

Again, I'm not defending this, and it isnt something that appeals to me, but it is easier to understand how these revelations will probably not make much of an impact of spotifys business model.

Sure, but can you explain what you mean by that in this context?

Devils advocate moment... If people keep listening (or sort of listening) and they are OK with music that seems to lack any soul, is it not just giving the audience what they want and deserve?

Devils concierge moment... What a bunch of shitbags.

I mean, I think that of 90% of people wearing tactical cammo in the queue for MacDonald's.

It is mans struggle with his inner dickishness that sets him apart from the animals. This dualitilty sharpens his faculties. It is not the lack of dickishness but the ability to overcome it that makes the man.

...also, I was being a bit of a dick there.

Then I realised that they are really going for force choke instead.

Looking at the picture, I thought for a second that they were holding a lightsabre.

Full sith.

That's fair, I was being snarky and it was unwarranted.

Please accept my sincere apologies.

Really?

Again, you misunderstand. They arrest you because of your actions and specifically because of the intent.

You misunderstand. Soliciting merely means the act of trying to procure sex for money.

They don't need a sting for that. They just sit someone near a red light district and roll every car that pulls up and let's known sex workers get in their car.

Edit: not saying any of that is right though. It certainly feels like punching down... And if anything, it encourages some far more dangerous practices, particularly for sex workers.

Often countries have laws that make the solicitation the illegal act for that exact reason.

Or the arrest folk for conducting their business in public... So lewd behaviour.