I also wanted to use a music service that supports the artists more and found that Napster[0](not the old P2P client) pays out the most royalties to artists. It works pretty well but obviously isn't as popular as spotify and doesn't have as many playlists but the music selection is similar. I use soundiiz[1] to bring my playlists over and it has been more or less seemless.

[0]:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2019/oct/31/b...

[1]:soundiiz.com

You’re the same type of person who wants to dictate where and how his taxes are used (“I’d like a 70%-30% split on health and education. What’s that? Defense? Yeah I don’t like tanks, no thanks. Oh but do make sure it goes to building MRI machines - I do like those very much, the hum is soothing to me”).

While the sheer arrogance and borderline solipsism do bring a smile to ones face, they are completely impractical.

I think this is a fair request. Maybe not a deal breaker for me though. It’s a little more expensive but you can just directly support the content you most enjoy. I’m not sure how convenient this is in the end though.