Comment on "Sponsored recommendations": I pay for Spotify Premium, and yet somehow I'm still the product?

• BURN@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m not going to deal with a seed box and a ton of pain in the ass steps in between to listen to music. I’d rather pay Spotify or Amazon or Google or any of the other providers because of the convenience factor.

  Also owning music isn’t something I particularly care about. Games, maybe, but music is so broad that I’ll just listen to something else.

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  • RogueBanana@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There are patches like spicetify which can do that and way more than just adblocking with a ton of customisation if that’s what you’re looking for

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  • loom_in_essence@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    WTF is a seedbox?

    I have no trouble listening to unlimited music, it’s literally everywhere.

    Plus it’s not just about owning the album (although I absolutely insist on listening on whichever device I choose). It’s also about paying the artist.

    Sp0tify pays peanuts. When I buy the album from the band’s site or bandcamp they get a hell of a lot more money from me. And I want to support them.

    You cannot support any artist through Spotify.

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    • BURN@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      How I have to torrent cause my isp will cancel service over it.

      If you’re pirating you’re not paying the artist at all. Spotify is better than pirating.

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      • loom_in_essence@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I don’t pirate. I buy albums.

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• beefcat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That doesn’t really fix the “somehow matches your interests” part of their need. Your torrent software isn’t able to track your listening habits and recommend things that other people with similar habits also liked.

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  • CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Pandora is still around and does a decent job finding new music based off listening habits.

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