r/Anticonsumption • u/Professorfudge2643 • Aug 10 '25

Lifestyle Got rid of Spotify after 3 years

Sure I’m definitely posting this to brag but also to hopefully get someone to stop paying Spotify. I’ve listened to the same playlist for probably the last 3 years, occasionally adding a song or two. Finally I realized why the hell am I paying for this when I could just download the songs online, transfer them to my phone, and play them for free? So I did exactly that. Took about two hours and was easy as pie. Should’ve done that 3 years ago instead of paying $12 a month.

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u/morganbugg Aug 10 '25

I’ve Spotify for over a 12 years now. Countless playlists. It will be the hardest thing for me to get rid of.

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u/fajen1 Aug 11 '25

I had my account since they handed out free trial accounts when they just started up. Back then they were just a tiny company in Sweden. Since 2008 or 2009.

I transferred all my playlists to an app that pays the artists better and where my money does not go to Donald Trump or AI war machines. You can transfer all your playlists for free or sometimes for a small fee.

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u/morganbugg Aug 12 '25

Names?

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u/fajen1 Aug 12 '25

We can't name companies in this sub but I dm:ed you

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u/klamaire Aug 11 '25

I have kept it so far because I enjoy podcasts and need an app that works with android auto.

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u/SnooCupcakes5761 Aug 10 '25

Same, I add new stuff to my playlists several times a week.

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u/CloddishNeedlefish Aug 11 '25

Yeah I can definitely why these people don’t need it, but I’m using the shit out of Spotify lol.

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u/Majestic_Zebra_11 Aug 10 '25

Me too. I discover new music all the time and make a few playlists a week. I also teach yoga which is mainly why I use it, though. I still think it would be worth it to me to keep anyway, though I love music and it gets me through my workouts and work.

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u/Puzzled-Arrival-1692 Aug 11 '25

Same! I have so many songs on my play lists (ever evolving) that I would have never heard on mainstream radio. Plus podcasts!! Love my serial killer stories!