Talk:Selling out

Indie cred
Why does "indie cred" redirect here? --JohnnyLurg (talk) 02:10, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Because people who redirect articles instead of taking them to AfD don't get taken to Administrator's Noticeboard often enough Anarchangel (talk) 05:15, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

Improvements to Make
This entry is irrelevant and uninformative. It should be framed by the context that "selling out" was a term that gained traction in popular culture during the 1990s due to a widespread anxiety of authenticity. It should be noted that toward the end of the decade the idea started to lose value and it became more difficult to cite as a legitimate criticism against an artist. While the examples here are factual they don't really illuminate the issue. There should be a section on Fugazi's refusal to put barcodes on their records and Pearl Jam's lawsuit against Ticketmaster. There should be a definite distinction made between"selling out" and the factors an artist must face in light of a quick rise in popularity. Selling out seems to be a specific cultural phenomenon whereas the relationship a popular artist has with her art, her fans and her critics is a more general concern. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.83.151.87 (talk) 21:41, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Why does the entry focus exclusively on the entertainment industry? That's kind of weird. --2600:6C65:747F:CD3F:6437:95E7:50E3:76 (talk) 23:17, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Roller Derby
This source was used as citation that "no old white men" made money off the skaters bodies. It doesn't say anything about that, and it's written from a very feminist POV, but may be useful if anyone has time to tidy the section up. BulbaThor (talk) 08:42, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Metallica
They did not try to sue their fans. They sued Napster. There is a huge difference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.102.16.22 (talk) 01:10, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Someone on the Japanese Wikipedia redirected to a page of a real guy
If you click on the Japanese link in the languages, it'll link to a page titled Yoichi Shibuya. At first I thought this was a phrase like John Doe until my browser translated the page and revealed that it's apparently a real guy that is a music critic in Japan. It's very likely it's the work of some troll in Japan and unless I miss something I think the link should be removed from there. --2607:FCC8:AF05:4900:CDD2:61DF:47BA:F937 (talk) 00:17, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

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