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title: "You are not a commodity."
date: "2024-04-29T07:27-08:00"
tags: ["tech", "social media", "music"]
description: "In the 1990s, the alt and punk music scene was a hotbed of creativity. But it was also increasingly being co-opted by major labels and corporate interests. Bands that had formed in garages and played tiny punk rock clubs were signing record deals and million-dollar contracts and reaching international stardom."
link: "https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/you-are-not-a-commodity"
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