Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium nor uses Electron

Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by rglullis on Saturday January 20, 2024 @08:41AM (#39067473)

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?

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Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by hhh on Saturday January 20, 2024 @09:40AM (#39067969)

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.

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Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by rglullis on Saturday January 20, 2024 @10:43AM (#39068677)

> 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.

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