Shelby Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 i read that in zoidberg voice Dog food, you say? sophos34 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corey. Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Also, I usually disagree with anything Jason Tate has to say (this piece included). Dude is well-intentioned but just straight up doesn't get it IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Now if you only put half as much effort in your reviews as you did this post... Jake is a great reviewer. He's come a long way from his first ones on Sanctuary Review. sophos34 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaviorSelf Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 is this forum's go-to response always a personal insult? genuinely curious, seeing a lot of that around here. Ease up, thicker skin could suit you well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophos34 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Ease up, thicker skin could suit you well. my skin's plenty thick, people have said much worse things to me about much more personal things lol. just wondering why that's where this went is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophos34 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Jake is a great reviewer. He's come a long way from his first ones on Sanctuary Review. thx bae littlebistro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb2k1 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 but if that was true then you'd never have me!!! or my girl steph. where is steph anyways i live! been taking a break can't afford records, makes me sad seeing all the things i cannot have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 word. respect. Damn! Someone got the print shop deluxe!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 i live! been taking a break can't afford records, makes me sad seeing all the things i cannot have now you know why i thought of you and chatted you up yesterday, hahaha. also nice new cool username Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiimynameisron Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Late on this thread, but I read everything and it was super entertaining. I'm definitely happy I stumbled on to this awesome forum know as VC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb2k1 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 now you know why i thought of you and chatted you up yesterday, hahaha. also nice new cool username right on yeah i felt like being a little more direct and probably open to all sorts of creepy internet searches too but oh welllll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I honestly want to read his stuff now, insulting my Lady Gaga (Ass Appreciation) thread is kind of going to far..... Jason Taint, I thought all ADTR would teach you not to be such a cyber bully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 right on yeah i felt like being a little more direct and probably open to all sorts of creepy internet searches too but oh welllll i'm probably fucked by now, oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb2k1 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 i'm probably fucked by now, oh well. heh. jason just hired a new girl over at apnet and she managed to post about being super wasted at a show and being a teacher in the same thread. later deleting the teacher post, which i thought was a smart move since you never know what parents will do, except for once it's on the internet it's there forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 heh. jason just hired a new girl over at apnet and she managed to post about being super wasted at a show and being a teacher in the same thread. later deleting the teacher post, which i thought was a smart move since you never know what parents will do, except for once it's on the internet it's there forever. and whined about a brand new setlist in the sam thread too! and to top it off she's a POZ writer too!!! another step in the right direction by mister jason tate agaetisbyrjun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 You're telling me that AP and POZ have a mutual employee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebistro Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Jason taint. tape, whose_thare and ilikeguitars 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock N Roll Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Jason taint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danionly Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 You're telling me that AP and POZ have a mutual employee? This doesn't seem surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 It is and it isn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 AbsoluteVoices, man!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Topshelf Records forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Also, I usually disagree with anything Jason Tate has to say (this piece included). Dude is well-intentioned but just straight up doesn't get it IMO. It's like he wants Absolutepunk to be Mashable and you just can't look at this niche through that kind of scope. SMH all the dang time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 (i don't have the patience to read through 10 more pages and i really have to pee, so forgive me if i repeat key points.) tate's talking about supply and demand, but if he really wants to get into economics... there are a lot of factors at play in the vinyl market. in perfect competition, firms will be price takers -- that is, if everyone produces the same exact good at the same exact cost, anyone trying to exploit a margin by pricing up the item will be weeded out as consumers revert to the cheaper option. the problem with the vinyl market is it doesn't operate that way at all. no record is alike, nor is any given record produced by multiple sellers; labels typically have (or award) exclusive rights to albums. therefore, the label that produces an album theoretically has full market power, in a very microcosmic sense. we already missing the component that keeps prices competitive, aka "in check." with market power comes the ability to control supply and prices. what some vinyl collectors affectionately refer to as "limited edition" can be seen as economic withholding, or the act of a firm (label) driving more profit by selling fewer units at an inflated cost. basically, labels can artificially create shortages of their product to justify price gouging. even if a firm doesn't withhold, its market power gives it the ability to price gouge if it detects inelastic demand (inelastic = a large increase in price will only lead to a small decrease in demand) -- which, in my opinion, is part of what's happening. if you ignore differences in music and view vinyl as what it universally is -- a 12" plate of composite material in a cardboard sleeve -- then what's happening can be easily perceived as collusion. it's worth noting one of the federal trade commission's responsibilities is to prevent collusion. now, over time, demand will become less inelastic, and people will react more strongly to price changes. but as long as labels have exclusive rights to individual albums, this kind of monopolistic market power will exist. just because they can fix prices, however, doesn't make it ok. drownmeinestrogen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 also, i didn't have nearly enough up votes to make it through the first four pages. kudos, VC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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