Scaling must come at the right time and place. We have a significant influx of artists who are willing to put in the work and figure it out. The rate of new uploads have continued to increase over the last 3 years. But I believe the next missing stage is fans because fans are the ones "paying the bills". Without regard to fragility, money still drives things here. If we only focus on bringing in artists any way we can, no one will stick around if it turns out it wasnt worth their effort. And theres often no second chance. It does more harm than good. That only way its worth it is if we scale fans and artists in lockstep. Right now we need more fans, I am on the front lines of this one for many years now. As you know we represent multiple artists here so Ive seen the progression and changes over the years.

Staying big or small has nothing to do with what im talking about. I've been a huge proponent of scaling from the start. Im sure youve seen my quick case study on the Retrograde's 2024 earnings and how all we need is to scale up. Yes its good to have insight from new artists. Thats one thing sure, but lets be nuanced here. To suddenly jump into a space thats been grinding hard for years building for free on your behalf..., and to provide your "insight" in the form of "here are all the problems you need to fix" (without having done the proper research into those very problems that have already been fixed) is simply naive at best. There's a right way and wrong way to approach a community as an outsider. Thats on them, not us.