Until your streaming service gets sold, goes out of business, "pivots," decides you or your worldviews aren't trendy, thinks you're a hacker, screws up your billing, drops support for your device, or any of the hundreds of other reasons the music suddenly stops.

Sorry, I am just not that paranoid. I had cassettes until the late 90s, CDs until the mid-2000s, and Spotify since then.

Spotify isn't going anywhere.

If we’re in a situation where streaming music goes away, then we’re also likely in a situation where having CDs doesn’t matter.

Also, all the people holding onto their 8-tracks are definitely thinking they showed all of us. /s

Spotify may not, but parts of their available catalogue do disappear, depending on licensing deals.

Yes, this happens once in a blue moon. I've bought one album because of this, and the content returned to Spotify within a few weeks of its departure.

It is still, for me, a cheaper and more flexible option despite licensing squabbles. It also gives me the opportunity to find new artists and give albums a few listens before deciding on whether or not they do it for me.

My views are USA-centric, perhaps licensing issues are more prevalent in other countries.