> Comments would be littered with things like "hey, great, check out my stuff!"
> That type of shallow "like for like" culture is absolutely cancerous for what was previously a very maker-heavy audience.
Man, I've been in there since day one practically and it was always like that, as has been every service of that kind I've ever used (hands up anyone who ever maintained an MP3.com playlist). Music runs on shameless self promotion. Players gonna play. Etc.
Ideally, promoters would always be trusted experts. Question is: How do those experts, without engaging other promoters, discover potential tracks for promotion?
Comments would be littered with things like "hey, great, check out my stuff!"
That type of shallow "like for like" culture is absolutely cancerous for what was previously a very maker-heavy audience.