Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n...
by rglullis on Saturday January 20, 2024 @08:41AM
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0. If you really want to support an artist, just ask what is the best way to just send them some hard cash every month? Patreon, ko-fi... even straight wire transfer (isn't FedNow already working?).
Why do we keep insisting on having middlemen?
Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n...
by hhh on Saturday January 20, 2024 @09:40AM
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I don't believe most people care about a lot of the artists they listen to enough to seek them out and send money this way.
Not that I believe it's good or bad either way, it's just cumbersome. People want easy solutions. A few of my long distance friends are artists, and it makes them happy to see that I have bought their new cassette or vinyl on Bandcamp above the regular price, and send nice notes with it.
I can do this for more people more easily thru Bandcamp than figuring it all out myself.
Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n...
by rglullis on Saturday January 20, 2024 @10:43AM
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> most people (don't) care about a lot of the artists they listen
Fair enough. Then don't pay anything?
> it makes them happy to see that I have bought their new cassette or vinyl
On the other hand, I do not want to buy merch, I don't care about physical media and I flat out refuse to buy something with DRM and/or through exploitative middlemen.
2. If you just listen to the occasional song, listen to them on Spotify. Artist gets _some_ money, but nowhere near as much as #1.
3. If you don't care about the artist getting anything at all, then use workarounds like this tool, or download on torrents.
Most people used to do #3, and are now doing #2. #1 is just not going to happen, because there's too much friction.