I knew as soon as I read they weren't "currently" running ads that nothing had meaningfully changed. If there had been a change, you'd say "we won't run the ads going forward."
I'm with you on that. It's just wild to see people repeatedly (and rightfully) complain about the politics of this company but continue paying their monthly premium. It's really not that hard to switch to something else.
look, streaming is an evil business model, even the “ethical” options like tidal or whatever are not really sustainable, and I get now that we’ve had that option it’s hard for people to go back and be principled, but like… can you just support one of the less evil ones? they’re all the same, only most are just corporations paying their employees as little as possible, while spotify is doing that as well as being a mustachioed cartoon villain blocking out the sunlight and tying up ladies and leaving them on train tracks.
Who on this planet wouldn't rather just pay the same price for youtube without ads, which is bundled with youtube music which has a much wider selection of music via youtube. WHO IS WATCHING YOUTUBE ADS AND PAYING FOR SPOTIFY?????
Been trying out different music services over last few months. Apple Music is okay but interface is kind of a mess.
Biggest surprise is Qobuz? Which seems to have everything I've wanted to find and I really like the magazine-y bits. Actually found a few great things I never heard of from their "slept on sounds of 2025" article.
No idea if the recommendation engine is any good (whatever they call their discovery weekly), but it's worth checking out the trial.
Working my way through free trials! Next on the list. I worry about Tidal's long term health mostly owned by a giant tech company ( Block/Square ) where it's a blip on their balance sheet they've publicly said they are "disappointed by".
Qobuz is owned by private companies (in france and quebec) which isn't much better, but at least they are less likely to expect VC level returns on everything.
Why do I have to think about this shit. Capitalism man.
Hey I work for a big company. The thing is that capitalism has its plusses too. These artists would be peddling their music on the street corner if capitalism didn't commercialize the means and methods to distribute music. It is unfortunate we haven't found a viable alternative to capitalism, though. Scarcity is our oldest problem and one we need to keep working on.
I'm not an expert, but I'd actually bet more on software that's a blip. They might not be happy with it's performance, but it's buffered by the rest of the company and is likely to be an attractive spin rather than something to shut down. Time will tell.
I knew as soon as I read they weren't "currently" running ads that nothing had meaningfully changed. If there had been a change, you'd say "we won't run the ads going forward."
Bill Burr is currently done with the Riyadh Comedy Festival
Good thing I'm done with Spotify then
But are y'all gonna be done with Spotify?
Some of us are and have been
I'm with you on that. It's just wild to see people repeatedly (and rightfully) complain about the politics of this company but continue paying their monthly premium. It's really not that hard to switch to something else.
I cancelled Spotify premium and switched to Qobuz. Fuck ICE
yup
yeah i left like 6 months ago and a few other people i know did too
Fuck ICE
I truly can’t relate to letting convenience tie me to a service like so many people with Spotify in 2026.
I dropped Spotify before the ICE stuff. Haven't felt compelled to go back once.
look, streaming is an evil business model, even the “ethical” options like tidal or whatever are not really sustainable, and I get now that we’ve had that option it’s hard for people to go back and be principled, but like… can you just support one of the less evil ones? they’re all the same, only most are just corporations paying their employees as little as possible, while spotify is doing that as well as being a mustachioed cartoon villain blocking out the sunlight and tying up ladies and leaving them on train tracks.
Who on this planet wouldn't rather just pay the same price for youtube without ads, which is bundled with youtube music which has a much wider selection of music via youtube. WHO IS WATCHING YOUTUBE ADS AND PAYING FOR SPOTIFY?????
There were (perhaps still are) ICE ads running on YouTube too
Piracy and support through Bandcamp. Curate your media library before the digital dark age
Ah yes, because giving my money to Google is so much better morally than giving it to Spotify...
Don’t care, unsubscribed last year due to rightwing nonsense and low pay for artists
I guess Spotify likes murder if the money is right.
You mean the CEO of a company heavily invested in military AI might enjoy death?
Military AI against Russian orcs is a fine and ethical investement.
Spineless bitchass company. I wish I had an account with them that I could cancel.
Tidal. Fuck Spotify
Been trying out different music services over last few months. Apple Music is okay but interface is kind of a mess.
Biggest surprise is Qobuz? Which seems to have everything I've wanted to find and I really like the magazine-y bits. Actually found a few great things I never heard of from their "slept on sounds of 2025" article.
No idea if the recommendation engine is any good (whatever they call their discovery weekly), but it's worth checking out the trial.
Did you try Tidal? I've been using it for years. It's great
Working my way through free trials! Next on the list. I worry about Tidal's long term health mostly owned by a giant tech company ( Block/Square ) where it's a blip on their balance sheet they've publicly said they are "disappointed by".
Qobuz is owned by private companies (in france and quebec) which isn't much better, but at least they are less likely to expect VC level returns on everything.
Why do I have to think about this shit. Capitalism man.
Hey I work for a big company. The thing is that capitalism has its plusses too. These artists would be peddling their music on the street corner if capitalism didn't commercialize the means and methods to distribute music. It is unfortunate we haven't found a viable alternative to capitalism, though. Scarcity is our oldest problem and one we need to keep working on.
I'm not an expert, but I'd actually bet more on software that's a blip. They might not be happy with it's performance, but it's buffered by the rest of the company and is likely to be an attractive spin rather than something to shut down. Time will tell.
Switch to Tidal! Better pay for artists.
Switched to apple music and haven't looked back. Fuck Spotify
Apple has their tounge just as deep in Trump's rear end as Spotify does if not more
Cancelled a few months ago and deleted the app. Haven’t even considered going back.
They should run the ad right before a favorite Filter song streams.
Fuck Spotify and fuck ICE.