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The poptimist ideology succeeded because it made compelling points about why it was unfair to castigate selling out:

1. Artists deserve to make a livelihood : With music sales down after Napster, musicians needed to supplement their income with commercial sponsorship


2. Artists from marginalized communities tend to work in commercially-oriented genres:

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I heard this internal memo of mine is being leaked right now, so here it is: https://t.co/Qn12DY7TFF

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight... See more