you think they care?
this post was submitted on 27 May 2026
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And their running of ICE ads.
Please boycott Spotify* there that is what the title should read
So basically, you can self host something similar to Spotify fairly easily or just keep your music on your phone (if you aren't a die hard quality guy and don't have millions of songs).
There's spot-dl to mass download your playlists from YouTube. Granted, YouTube doesn't have everything. Then you can support your favorite artists directly by buying merch from their website, their albums on Bandcamp, etc.
The thing is you can stop using the app but it will still keep generating playlists for you. By now, it knows you pretty well. So you can just go back periodically to download more songs and abuse of the algo without actually giving them money and ad revenue. From what I understand, it's the discovery feature that is missing from most open source apps.
Hmm, I grew up with the pirate stuff back in the day but am kind of at the age where I don't mind paying a little more for things I appreciate. I'm into self-hosting and all, but would love for there to be an ethical and legal alternative to recommend 😅. I think I would miss the jam-feature the most on such a route, as sharing the playlist/queue wherever you are from a huge catalog with friends is difficult to maintain. It seems that convenience is always the way they keep you locked in ☹️
Been selfhosting my music for years (was the initial push into the hobby). Bandcamp is your friend. I also don't mind paying more for what i like nowadays. Still, I pirate stuff im not sure i like yet, like a demo of sorts. I listen to too much experimental stuff recommended by friends to know what ill love before simmering on it. Then i either go back and buy it, or just make sure to support them in more direct ways like buying more merchandise than I normally would. Pick a band that I've been vibing on that month and dumptruck cash on them.
Not a perfect solution, but it works for me, and I think I've given more money to artists overall than my table scrap stream pennies would have.
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The period in your title belonged after the third word.
Or uninstall and stop paying these shitheads to make music worse?
What the fuck is wrong with everyone? Vote with your fucking wallets instead of whining about shit all the time.
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Yeah, so… if them supporting ICE wasn’t enough to make people stop supporting that rash, AI isn’t going to do it either.
It's years since I last subscribed to Spotify, their app is an annoyance that's try to push shit like podcast and advertising that i don't like.