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First of all, thanks for including my little rant about the fetishization of data.

And as usual, I absolutely agree with your point in the intro, Darren. I've been thinking and saying this for years: "What we actually need is more space to celebrate artists, to engage with them beyond just streaming music in the rather anodyne space of a DSP or equivalent."

I truly believe this is still the gap that the decline of music journalism left. The DSPs had a (missed) opportunity to fill that gap. Apple has been doing some editorial lately, and it hasn't even been bad. That being said, will (or should) music fans trust brands like Apple or Spotify when it comes to cultural criticism? I would argue there is still a need for independent spaces beyond those corporations.

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