It is in the financial interest of streaming services to discourage a critical audio culture among users, to continue eroding connections between artists and listeners, so as to more easily slip discounted stock music through the cracks, improving their profit margins in the process.

I feel this is slowly happening to all types of media., not just audio. The slow dumbification of culture

Russian spy ship escorted away from area with critical cables in Irish Sea

Yantar intelligence ship was seen operating drones in an area containing subsea energy and internet infrastructure

HIT 'EM HARD: 5,5 Milliarden Euro Strafe für die Initiatoren des "Kartells"