Comment Comment by doublepg23 My lukewarm take is that it's conspicuous consumption.Music is cheaper than it's ever been for the consumer and segregation between genres or bands is non-existent on music streaming.It's hard to socially signal when everyone can afford to stream and the search bar can show you Sabrina Carpenter just as easily as RYM or /mu/core.However , you can socially signal if you spend money on an iPod, DAP, better headphones, physical media etc. parent doublepg23 8 days ago
Music is cheaper than it's ever been for the consumer and segregation between genres or bands is non-existent on music streaming.
It's hard to socially signal when everyone can afford to stream and the search bar can show you Sabrina Carpenter just as easily as RYM or /mu/core.
However , you can socially signal if you spend money on an iPod, DAP, better headphones, physical media etc.