Paying playlist curators could get gamed
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But then in the other sense, it feels like That way lies madness, because you could imagine a popular playlist curator, be like throwing in an EPA in reference to a remote item to let's just say no agenda every single week. And they're getting a cut, even though they're not really doing
Episode 108: Hard Out (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:22:30 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Dave is torn about value-splits for playlist curators. Curation deserves reward, but a popular curator could drop a big show into every list and take a cut without doing real work.
Not in the audio. Transcript 'EPA' likely means an episode; the 'other sense' contrasts with his preceding point that curation should be rewarded with value.