return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe best Spotify alternatives to ease your consciencewww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down112
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minus-squareshameless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down4·2 months ago🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ My conscience has never been more free
minus-squarehemmes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoYeah, but are the artists getting paid?
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down5·2 months agoThe artists weren’t getting paid when you were using Spotify. The shareholders were. If you want artists to get paid, you have to buy direct or support them indirectly via merch/tickets/buying streams, etc.
minus-squarehemmes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoYeah I do, that’s what I’m saying
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoGotcha. Thank you for clarifying.
minus-squaremarkko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoThe ones I really like I will still buy something from. The others I don’t listen to enough for them to even make $1 from streaming anyway.
minus-squareBrilliantantTurd4361@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoI use the money to go to concerts and buy merch!
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My conscience has never been more free
Yeah, but are the artists getting paid?
The artists weren’t getting paid when you were using Spotify. The shareholders were.
If you want artists to get paid, you have to buy direct or support them indirectly via merch/tickets/buying streams, etc.
Yeah I do, that’s what I’m saying
Gotcha. Thank you for clarifying.
The ones I really like I will still buy something from. The others I don’t listen to enough for them to even make $1 from streaming anyway.
I use the money to go to concerts and buy merch!