I don't pay for Spotify, but if I do pay for music then I would choose Tidal
this post was submitted on 24 Dec 2024
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I think it was revealed several times already in the past. Few examples out my hat:
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When it was revealed how little they pay artists
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When they tried to corner the podcast market
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When they gave Joe fucking Rogan two hundred and fifty fucking million dollars for an exclusive deal
I don't know, do you people let Spotify decide that much about what you hear? I normally never let the music run through so that automatic recommendations play, but I choose explicitly what's added next in the queue. So the problem mentioned in the article is not relevant to me at all.
I usually only listen to one album at a time, front to back. But I think most people don't do that.
Yes, listening to whole albums is not only great with albums you already know, but it's also my favourite way to get to know new artists. A single song is often not enough to understand the whole picture or range.
Well, seems to be an old-fashioned approach. But I'm also not the type of person who has music blare in the background all day. So I don't like the radio-like approach by Spotify to just let anything play what the algorithm thinks is fitting.
I'm a little weird like that, I often listen to the whole discography if I find a single song or album I like. My music knowledge is very deep and but rather narrow
not relevant to me at all
Do you think everyone is like you?
No, I don't think that and I did not write anything like that. I was just sharing my perspective. And was interested in learning how other people use the player.
So that comment was purely out of curiosity and in no way implied a certain degree of incredulousness?
I was asking a question, so yes, I wanted to know how other people see this and how people use the music queue.
Of course I'm sure that there are many different ways to interact with Spotify and I don't think that any specific type of use is superior.
But since I don't let the algorithms influence my music selection very much, the problem described in the article doesn't have that big an impact on my everyday life.
I'm not saying that I think Spotify's approach is right. I would like a much more user-friendly music player anyway, unfortunately I find Spotify quite cumbersome and inflexible.
Apart from that, I think that artists should get a bigger share for the use of their works.
This conversation has completely shifted gears
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