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   Ronan (ronanmcd@mastodon.green)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jun-2026 18:40:32 JST Ronan

   I'm a little obsessed with the guitar community on YouTube. It's full of men, with hot takes, demoing equipment and talking about "gigging" (they don't gig, they just sit in front of their webcams)

   But the reason I'm obsessed is that everyday they come out with some new must-have, or don't-buy. It's endless. Growing up, when you got a musical instrument, that was it. You now had one. So you played it.

   Now it's a symptom of capitalism, relentless acquisition
   #sustainability #music

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     London Eastfield 🇵🇸 (londoneastfield@stpauli.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jun-2026 18:40:45 JST London Eastfield 🇵🇸

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     @ronanmcd Haha! It's classic. The amount of "musicians" I have met over the years that seem to believe that they would sound better if they only had *that* piece of equipment.

     Just fucking play and practice. I have quite cheap guitars and not expensive gear at all. It's a combination of your fingers and your soul. Just play!