before i lose my style

So, What ARE People Buying Instead Of Music?

tomewing:

Yesterday I asked the question, “what are people buying instead of music?”. If the free availability of music - legal or otherwise - has led to a relative decline in money spent on non-free music, where has that money gone? I got a bunch of really interesting responses, so here they are.

I’m just going to include one of the answers for my version of a Fox News “Shame on You” segment. 

Videogames

“The money moms use to buy virtual goods in Zynga games was almost certainly going to the latest installment of the Rod Stewart Songbook series not long ago.” (crumbler)

I’m not even going to bother doing the work of gathering statistics to prove you’re wrong because it’s so patently obvious (though I invite you to gather statistics to prove you’re right! HINT: you’re not going to find them). Fuck off with this anti-moms shit. It’s sexist and insulting and it’s a dodge to avoid discussing how you and your peers notionally spend that money.