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/
Not sure how you did it, but you attempted to refute my point and then went back to argue for it. Buy music from artists and don’t stream, especially do not pirate.
If you read my other post, you’ll see that i hybridize and do both.
I cant afford to buy every artist that someone flippantly recommends i check out. (8k albums in my library atm) Im not streaming. Pirating is the demo/simmer stage. Followup retroactive purchases are the “yup, good shit” support stage
When they get my support they’re getting 100% of my money rather than what drips down through Spotify’s grip. I’d say that’s a win for both sides
Why do you need to have music that you can’t afford?
?? Chicken and egg? It’s not that i cant afford the things I like. It’s that i need to listen to it first to know if I like it enough to purchase it. If someone recommends me some band I never heard of froma genre im not familiar with, I would like to give it a chance. A heavy portion of the music I love now wasn’t something I knew immediately I would like within 30 seconds of hearing it. The likelihood is their recommendation isn’t for me, but I dont know until I listen a bit and simmer at least a short bit.
So do I just buy everything anyone namedrops outright? Or do I refuse to give a recommendation any chance whatsoever because I make a guess its not for me before I even listened?