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This is usually my first litmus test - will the person still benefit? If watching the new HP series will put money into Rowling's pockets and thus into the hands of anti-trans groups, I'm not streaming it. If you really want to watch something in that category, the high seas await.
But I disagree that you should just find something else to enjoy. If you want to enjoy something, do it guilt free. Our brains don't get to decide what we find interesting or profound. But if the artist is a piece of shit, just know that singing their praises will drive more people to them.
I would say that giving attention is a similar reward to giving money or power. It's better not to.
Better for whom? I would say it's only better for the people being harmed if we aren't spreading that attention around. But if I listen to early Kanye tracks on a personal device through headphones, is it "worse" because I'm giving him any of my brainspace?
I think OP's question has two answers, a philosophical one and a practical one. If we cannot practically separate the art from the artist in a way that gives them attention, money, or power, fair enough. I'm just saying I think there is a way to do that.
Yes I do think giving them brainspace would be unethical but I'd agree with you that in practice is not impactful. That being said I imagine if employed at mass scale would have positive effects on our society. Attention matters in how society develops.