Why is no one talking about who is responsible?
There’s videos like this, but they’re not saying block Spotify. They’re saying block the robots making bullshit music. Why? Who does that hurt? Who is “responsible?”
I’m not blocking that many bands at one whack on a streamer. Me? I just block the streamer. Spotify is the delivery device and reward mechanism for the robots making this shit. There wouldn’t even be so much of it without Spotify.
40 bands at one whack?
Blocking humans who are assholes makes sense in certain circumstances. That’s not what we have here. The guy making this YouTube thinks you’re supposed to seperate AI from real people on the same service. I don’t have that kind of time.
Who gate-keeps this shit?
I need distributors and streamers to do that work for me. If they don’t, I just block them.🤷. Why wouldn’t I? They’re the PEOPLE who let this shit in the door.
I quit distributing through DistroKid ages ago. I just didn’t find folks in that crowd to be sensitive to the AI issue. I also found them disturbing on the “coaching” front as well. They really thought I cared about being a star. Tried to pump me up with numbers and a “community” type feel. None of that shit serves me. I’m not a business person or a marketer. I don’t even like money. I’m not going to ask you to listen so I can hit 5K spins tonight and jack off about it. I don’t care.
What I care about.
I have found meaning and even importance in playing music I like or have fun playing. I’ve found ways to get better. I get involved in projects. I practice on things. I enjoy myself. Not one bit of that has to do with streamers or distribution.
“Who” is the issue.
It’s not the AI bands. It’s the AI enablers that bother me. The bands are just robots. But there’s people who reward the people who make the robots. I’m pretty sure if that wasn’t the case, there’d be less robots.
A lot of my friends ride my ass like “what are you gonna’ do about it?” “What can one guy do?” “Why bother?”
Understand this comes naturally to me. I’m not an apathetic. Historically, I have good reasons to look and find things humans can do or have done together on teams both large and small scales. “I” can’t do anything, hardly. But “we” can do a lot. It’s very lazy and convenient to tease a friend who thinks we can improve. Not that I can’t handle it. Just saying, you really want to be that way?
Since before Stonehenge, mankind has gotten together to do marvelous things they could not do alone. If you need me to tell you this, perhaps you’re not as smart as you think you are?
Apathy has no place in my kind of music. You need a band, technicians, a vision, confidence you can touch someone with performing, and someone to perform to. None of that is apathy. It’s one reason I like it so much. Music says “we’re alive.” Not me, but we. I feel that’s still a viable and strong statement coming from more than one person.
Heart is in the right place.
Now the poor guy who made this video that started this entry.. he may not be apathetic, but he isn’t very bright. He’s trying. He thinks he’s helping. But what do those computers feel when you block them? Nothing, right? Apathy.
We get better by saying “no” just as often if not more than saying “yes.”
The road to improvement is saying no to folks who offer you a tiny bit of money and thumbs up for your work. If they offer it to robots too, the wise thing is not use them both for your music or listening to music. That hits apathetic folks hard. They won’t do it. They don’t see the reward because they don’t think anyone else will do it too or the change will take too long or whatever the fuck they think. They don’t accept just feeling good about their decisions as a reward for some reason.
The churchy apathetic.
Folks may go to church who are apathetic and believe in things but not able to look at a wonder of the world or any god damn museum just about and marvel at what folks can do together. They’re believing in the wrong things. Also, most churches I know of depend on a congregation…so..
Why believe in the power of people for church but not for making things better on earth? There’s absolutely no historical precedence for that. It’s not new or anything. It just doesn’t make any sense with any kind of historical knowledge.
AI isn’t really the bad guy, (it’s people).
The sound of AI by the time it hits your ears isn’t evil. It isn’t even right or wrong. It was just brought to you by apathy. That’s not music to me. I care about making music I consider wholesome or helpful to me. I care about learning things. I care about you the listener and being honest so maybe there’s something you can take away that’s helpful to your day. You don’t get any caring with AI. You get robbed.
Block the assholes. (I did. Now I have a really nice music room and tons of new projects waiting. Not a coincidence..)
Block your streamer that puts AI music in your ears without asking. Block your distro that puts you alongside AI music. Block your producers and directors embracing AI. But just blocking 40 AI bands on Spotify has to be the worst way to go about life.
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