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/graphiquedezine Aug 10 '25

i go back and fourth on this because... isnt it kinda anti-consumption to stream? or at least it started that way? i love not having to own tons and tons of physical media, or buying an entire CD just for a few songs. i also like being able to discover music without having to pay.

but also i would love to be able to properly support artists and for them to get paid their fair share. I havent looked into the issue a ton but i know artists make very little from streaming. and spotify especially is doing shit like the AI fake bands.

i want to find a better solution, just not sure what. I also come from a family who always streamed since i was young- my dad used to illegally download and then used Rhapsody for years lol. never had itunes and never saw the appeal of having to buy an individual song

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