Tag: business
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Why music loses its value when you give it away for free.
The Paradox of Free Music: Why Giving It Away Can Diminish Its Worth It’s a curious phenomenon: when music is offered for free online, its perceived value often seems to plummet. Why is this the case? A significant part of the answer lies in how we, as humans, associate price with worth. We tend to…
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What a way to make a livin’
Some rock musicians became such worldwide celebrities that it’s hard for us to imagine them in their pre-fame days. But at some point, they all were like the rest of us, toiling away at temporary, dead-end jobs, before they pursued their musical dreams and became household names. Perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that most future…