Can’t even seek through songs.

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    This is such a lame excuse. If the company never turned a profit - they shouldn’t exist anymore. Not shittify their service till nobody uses it.

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        A hacked client on the free tier is also a decent experience.

        This month’s expenses:-

        • Concert tickets: $350
        • Vinyl records: $100
        • Pirating Spotify: $0

        I think I’m winning.

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        The point is they haven’t turned a profit even with people having premium. So what’s the reason for them to exist

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          This is the case with a lot of companies. Facebook didn’t turn a profit for 10 years or something that sounds equally crazy.

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            That’s more or less the problem (one of many problems I suppose). Companies seem to think it’s a good business model to burn money collecting a user base and then turn all their free users into paying users down the line.

            Think drug dealers. They wanna be that.

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              The analogy to a drug dealer is on point. They’re relying on users being hooked on their dopamine outlet.

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              it’s like this to eliminate competition, any alternative has to fund marketing costs + unsustainable pricing, while Spotify will be running their ponzi scheme, effectively leveraging their market position.

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          I’m absolutely not defending Spotify or any other capitalist entity, but profit by no means constitutes a reason to exist. I know plenty of people who have never turned a profit and in fact accrued debt who are far more valuable than any executive at Spotify.

          I just don’t give a shit if Spotify or any major labels exist. I buy records and merch from independent labels run by people that actually have a soul.