That'd be ideal, I agree. Or even a zap split, as there is a sense in which you bringing your followers is a distribution platform. However people want to swing it.
I'm all for artists making money, but the idea of doing it by creating artificial scarcity is an abomination. And given what we've seen from a variety of artists and other producers of things such as software who BENEFIT from piracy (just ask Notch, the guy who made Minecraft), it seems not just grotesque but also an unsound business strategy.
Many people are happy to pay artists for what the music has done in their lIves, and to entice the artist to make more. Not everyone has the means, or values things the same, but even they can give value back in directing the attention of others, who may be more inclined to pay.
It's not a business model everyone has the stomach for of course but it is primarily how performing arts have been compensated throughout history.
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Artificial scarcity is fiat's hallmark, evident in the 2020 QE infinity debacle, where the Fed injected $3 trillion in 3 months.
There are other ways to monetize music as well of course, such as pairing it with otherwise monetized products, such as advertising platforms like YouTube or Spotify, or being used in ads directly. And selling physical media is always an option, though, no promises about the demand for it being anything other than a free market...