Comment on Ethical alternatives to Spotify

• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I listen to probably at least a dozen new songs every day. If I bought them that would cost me $18/day. Or $540/mo. Not to mention the absolute fortune required to store them all locally.

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  • Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m in the phase of my life where if I encounter a new track I like in the wild, I’ll buy it. But I’m not seeking out new stuff because (cracks open a PBR and grows a goatee) everything feels homogenized today.

    Perhaps it’s just different use cases. Still, you’re dependent on a company to be able to continue listening to the music you like. That’s worrisome. If a company took away the collection I’ve been building since the '80s, livid wouldn’t begin to explain my reaction.

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      if I encounter a new track I like in the wild, I’ll buy it.

      How do you “encounter” new tracks?

      But I’m not seeking out new stuff because…everything feels homogenized today.

      If you’re not actively seeking out new music, it will feel that way, because you’re just listening to whatever is on the radio or on TV or whatever. This is the beauty of streaming platforms. In the past you were only ever exposed to whatever music the record companies decided you should hear. And it was almost exclusively homogenous “pop” music, to some degree. With streaming music you can discover new music every day based on your personal preferences.

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      • Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        OK. Lots of assumptions here. I haven’t listened to the radio since the '90s, and I’ve never paid for cable.

        My preferred genres are progressive house and trance, and I got into the rave scene about the time I stopped listening to the radio. I started my collection via fservs on IRC, ratio FTP sites and then Napster and P2P, totally obviating the record labels. I’m subscribed to various music producers on YouTube for when I’m thinking I want something new, and if it makes me cry, off to Beatport I go.

        So, like, not to be rude, but you got every assumption wrong.

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  • Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My 1,700 tracks, most at 320kpbs, take up 20GB. Albums add another 4GB. My four-year-old phone has 256GB of storage. I’m not sure where this “fortune” comes from. Especially when you’re paying extra for data monthly just to stream. You’re still spending the money, just pretending it’s unrelated to music.

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  • jerkface@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You could still do that without paying Spotify. Then you could go and buy the music you liked each month.

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have to pay someone 🤷 at least legally, anyway

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