Bandcamp = interesting community - my picked parts of article... https://www.futureofmusic.org/news/bandcampfridays)...

(Below is same paragraphs in different order to get my view about Fediverse things possible with music and money, payments, cross-culture, work exchange etc) 💲 💰 💲
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" Bandcamp in some ways embodies an earlier, more idealistic conception of what the internet could be for culture--rejecting one-size fits all economic approaches, facilitating diverse expression. So why is it such an outlier? Why don’t more companies seem interested in Bandcamp’s artist-centered approach?

Bandcamp has invested in humans doing actual music journalism, including writing about work that isn't intended to scale: music that most listeners probably aren't going to like, but that resonates with a specific community.

Rather than providing massive returns to investors or altering the core business model to better attract the attention of private equity, the company stayed focused on serving artists and indie labels and listeners. We’ve talked to artists and labels alike who report “Bandcamp is the only digital service who’s ever asked us what they could do to be better partners, or what features we’d like to see added.

Crucially, Bandcamp did just one round of VC funding in 2010 and stayed relatively small.

...their ability to make decisions that are driven by what really best serves audiences and artists can be limited by a few factors:
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