• guy@piefed.social
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      8 hours ago

      What service did you use instead? If none, you missed out on a majorly convenient service for the user.

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        I’ve always just had to type a songname into a box and have it 10 seconds later. So Spotify gave absolutely no advantage in access to music.

        The only semi-relevant new thing Spotify had was music recommendations, but I never cared about that. I’ve never had trouble finding good music organically, nor even the need to listen to new songs all the time.

        So yeah, for me, it never was more convenient than what I had before and I don’t think I’ve missed anything.

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          4 hours ago

          How did you solve music on your phone without having to connect it to your computer and transfering it? :o

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            It’s that much of a burden to transfer like 10-15GB of musics? Even the most lossless file type(the name escaped my mind) do you need more than 30gb? Honestly question I have like 1000 songs and I don’t need more than that.

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        7 hours ago

        I’m old, I like to own my music. I’ve never liked the idea of leasing music. I’m sure Spotify works wonderfully for some users, for me, Navidrome does everything I need of it.

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          7 hours ago

          That’s cool. I just wanted to point out that Spotify was absolutely amazing when it came, it practically killed music torrenting. That you never jumped on board with it made you miss out on a fantastic service is all I say!

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            5 hours ago

            I fucking hated spotify from the moment I first interacted with it, primarily due to the way the app worked, and its exploitative position as middleware.

            Convenience be damned if it’s a net loss to society.

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              4 hours ago

              What was it that you hated? I remember both the program and the app when it came being quite useful, if not as polished as it is now of course

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                Not the person you asked the question to but, for me it was dogshit music selection. I dislike radio music, my forte of music is almost exclusivley EDM based. Spotifies selection for glitchstep/dubstep/chillstep was a joke when i was looking into it. Plus I heavily disliked their leaning into requiring an account to even listen.