Would you rather be in control of your life, or would rather it be at the mercy of the whims of a faceless corporation?

Sure each to their own.

Be in control of my life?

What do you mean? You are not in control of your life if you rent a car? An apartment? A set of Ski?

I mean that you are less in control of your music collection if it's in the hands of a company rather than if you own it yourself.

The fact a majority are happy with the current state of affairs doesn't change this. Your comment about "belonging to a diminishing group" is irrelevant?

And you have a much smaller music collection because you have to buy it all yourself to own it. So I am not sure what freedom it it you think you have that I don't? I can just buy it if i really want it but mostly it's available.

So it simply make no sense to talk about freedom in this context.

You are confusing two very different things.

Not sure when this turned into a dick swinging context but, let me explain: you don't "have" a music collection, by definition mine is bigger.

No by definition you own more than i do. But I have access to more than you do.

The difference is subtle but important.

I can listen to exactly the same music as you can and much much more.

Until the day said access is unilaterally revoked.

Or until the day your house burned down.

Guess who is most vulnerable?