Jul 3, 2026, 2:12 PM

The emotional blackmail (or: Why we don't want to choose between bread and morals)What fucks me off the most is this underlying emotional blackmail: "If you really care about independent art, you'll leave Bandcamp immediately." As if we have to choose between survival and morals. That's not a choice! We want both – we want to be independent, but we also want to be able to eat. And above all, we don't want to be torn down by the very people who claim to be on our side.You have no idea how many tears, how much blood and sweat are in those simple Bandcamp links. For me, it's not just a shop – it's my life's work, built piece by piece. And then someone comes along and says: "Delete all of that, or you're no longer relevant." That's not just ignorant – it's heartless.