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Re:Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in protest against Spotify by unfocussed_mike on Saturday January 29, 2022 @07:58PM (#30132472)
"Out of touch"?

They are both survivors of childhood polio, making a very timely point about vaccinations.

[downvoted for this? really?]

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Re:Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in protest against Spotify by torstenvl on Saturday January 29, 2022 @08:23PM (#30132700)
Are they childhood survivors of authoritarian governments that turned into oligarchies? Maybe if they had been, they wouldn't be so convinced that rich and famous people should get to decide what ideas other people are exposed to.
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Re:Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in protest against Spotify by unfocussed_mike on Saturday January 29, 2022 @08:32PM (#30132788)
In what way are they deciding that?

They are simply deciding that they don't want to share a platform with Joe Rogan. Neil Young made it clear it's an either/or; Spotify went with "or". Their prerogative on both sides.

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Re:Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in protest against Spotify by unfocussed_mike on Saturday January 29, 2022 @09:00PM (#30133043)
> Are they childhood survivors of authoritarian governments that turned into oligarchies?

Yep. They are both Canadian.

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