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/
Mate, I’m sorry, but I will absolutely not accept any attempts to shame me into supporting the incredibly exploitative music industry. Artists will create art even without being paid, because that’s how human creativity is. I’m literally an open source developer and I’ve written millions of lines of code without seeing a single penny for my work. Keep yelling into the void if you want, it changes absolutely nothing. If it helps, I also support stealing from corporations. I believe piracy and shoplifting are 100% based and I encourage it as much as I can
You’re an idiot if you think paying musical artists for their work is exploitation. Seriously, brain dead. You don’t deserve music.
if you have a way of giving to artists directly, then sure, that’s fine! buying physical media from record labels etc. isn’t worth it imo, you’re just propping up an exploitative industry just so you can feel warm and fuzzy about supporting artists. i don’t want to pay for that, because i do not believe it is righteous.
my morality is that, I should limit my spending as much as possible, so as to bring about a complete economic collapse of not only the music industry but the entire economy. my morality is likely completely different from yours, which is why I don’t give a shit about your attempts to shame me. it’s literally meaningless to me. your (dis)approval and that of the wider society means less than nothing, because this society we live in is fundamentally sick and disgusting
They all sell their music online. I can do without all the personal, emotional garbage from you. Please keep your point succinct.
lmfao, you don’t get to tell me what i’m allowed to talk about and not talk about, don’t be so silly!