For real, this article is perfect. It's amazing how similar my feelings are towards the book and survival lit in general. Well done, Ryan.

I didn't know some of those details, so maybe you're on to something. But a) this is not the argument that most of the internet-using world is screaming about at the moment, and b) I think that doing things this way is still a grace to amateur musicians, not a method of maliciously saving money.

I didn't know some of those details, so maybe you're on to something. But a) this is not the argument that most of the internet-using world is screaming about at the moment, and b) I think that doing things this way is still a grace to amateur musicians, not a method of maliciously saving money.

OR: If you can't afford to have a string quartet on tour, then see if any of your fans would like to play with you, and if not don't have a string quartet on tour.

OR: If you can't afford to have a string quartet on tour, then see if any of your fans would like to play with you, and if not don't have a string quartet on tour.