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Re:"About half of Bandcamp was laid off today" by JohnFen on Monday October 16, 2023 @09:41PM (#37909309)
> If you re-frame Spotify as a way to discover music, it's not worthless.

It is to me, though. I don't need another way to discover music. I have that well-covered.

Re:"About half of Bandcamp was laid off today" by nomel on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:37AM (#37911021)
> have that well-covered.

Could you share your secrets?

Re:"About half of Bandcamp was laid off today" by JohnFen on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @12:28PM (#37917593)
No secrets. I get recommendations from my friends, I keep track of what musicians/producers/etc. were involved in producing music that I love, and seek out what other works they were involved in, etc. I pay attention to incidental music I come across and pursue it.

I've been doing this for decades and as a result, I have a very eclectic collection that covers almost all genres. This approach may not work for everyone, but it works very well for me.

Re:"About half of Bandcamp was laid off today" by zztop44 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @09:41AM (#37914903)
Sounds like you’re not in Spotify’s market if you don’t want to stream and you don’t care about discovery. It’s probably not the right service for you.
Re:"About half of Bandcamp was laid off today" by JohnFen on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @12:24PM (#37917552)
That's exactly what I was saying, yes. Bandcamp, however, is right up my alley.