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The difference between a "bot" and a real person is that the real person have money to spend. Now, how do you figure out if someone is a real person or not?

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What if the bot had an allowance and periodically bought music (on iTunes, if they were using Apple Music) OR if the bot had a 'premium' Spotify account.

What is the difference then?

Also, what is worse? A bot with a premium account or a human with a free account?

Damn, that's a stone cold divergence based on priorities. I think asking a "label" versus an "artist" might yield different results, depending on priorities. Nice food for thought on that logic tree.

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