Yeah, the complaining about spotify’s free tier is something I just don’t get. I grew up listening to the goddamn radio. No choice in what to listen to and ads all the time. But when your jam came on, it felt great every time.
I’m on a family plan with some friends. I’ve discovered a ton of new music because of Spotify. I’ve gone to many shows, bought merch, vinyls, for bands I never would’ve known had it not been for Spotify.
I’m just not sure what people want, but it reeks of entitlement. If you’re gonna pirate music, by all means, go to town. Nobody cares.
Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
I’m also paying for Spotify however I still get ads when listening to podcasts. Really bothering
Cenotaph@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Those arent spotify ads, they’re the ads from the podcast. To my knowledge unless its a “spotify exclusive” all they are doing is fetching the RSS feed for you, not paying the creator anything regardless of your subscription status
CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
And now they’re showing locked episodes, which drives me up the fucking wall. Seems to only be with all the podcasts that SirusXM is buying up as of late, which unfortunately make up a good chunk of what I listen to.
insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yes! And the most annoying thing is if I add to My Episodes by accident, it’s impossible to remove.
Michal@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
I feel the same about youtube. I pay for premium, but sometimes creators bake in their own ads. I wish youtube would pay creators enough so they wouldn’t have to do it.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Use sponsorblock on YouTube for desktop or smarttube on Android tv
RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Sponsors often pay significantly more than YouTube. If YouTube were to match or exceed it they’d be losing money absurdly fast.