Wildly disrespectful to any artist that ever lived. I’m all up for sharing alternatives that are good/better towards actual artists. Still evaluating my choices, but meanwhile this seems like the only and rather easy signal the streaming community can give as to spread the word if they agree (next to stopping your own subscription). Context: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/spotifys-ai-bet-more-of-everything-less-of-what-you-want/
“i’m supporting the artists”, you say, as you bankroll the AI enshittification of a tech company which was literally founded on profiting from pirated music, and gives artists pennies on the dollar.
cope harder. pirating everything and going to gigs is the most ethical approach in our era and I will die on that hill. buy physical media if you care that much.
No, I’m paying artists directly. When I go to a show, if I get the chance to meet the performers, I palm them fifty bucks.
I buy physical media. I buy downloads from their stores.
I’m deeply confused how you think I’m supporting Spotify. That’s only immediately above pirating stuff, and that’s only just barely above punching the bassist and stealing their shit.
I think you may want to pass your eyes over my comment again so that you can understand what it means.
Although I think if I punched Kid Rock and stole his microphone, I’d be given a Nobel Peace Prize in music.
woaw you are super moral and awesome dude, good for you! I’m just hating on spotify, so if you’re not defending spotify, I don’t really mind if you yell at me for pirating all my music. I’m not gonna stop and I will never stop encouraging people from pirating EVERYTHING.
Thank you, I do try to support the music I like, because I want to see more of it.
I appreciate your genuine and heartfelt sincere support, and I hope you join me in helping good artists thrive.