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by syeren 5305 days ago
Although I'm really happy for him doing this, and it working out so well; Trent Reznor / Radiohead did this exact thing years ago and made millions from it, so I'm confused as to why this got such large publicity.
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It got a lot of publicity because that's what he was trying to do. He was on NPR's Fresh Air today and he did a AMA on reddit the other day.
These kind of things are extremely rare. I guess, before they become a norm, every case deserves some attention.
Social Media.