> Kinda like saying Winamp is alternative to Spotify
No, it's really not like saying that. I was responding to a post lamenting the difficulty of acquiring the files for the music they've already discovered on Spotify, and I brought up a music file acquisition system that pulls from what they've discovered on Spotify. That's different than comparing a local player to a discovery system.
If you feel bad, buy a single song of each artist afterwards and you have given them vastly more money than listening to them on Spotify will ever generate.
You can give them even more by skipping the silly part of buying a song you'll never listen to on the platform which takes majority of that money, and just transfer them $1 by paypal or whatever they like to use.
I know you are hyperbolic, but finding the band on Facebook and sending a quick message takes a minute max? Especially for your "favorite band". I always deter people from buying CDs of local bands, the band will see a tiny fraction of that price in their pockets. Just walk up to the bandleader after concert and give them $5.
It’s sad but true. What I like to do is use the credits I earn from choosing slower Amazon deliveries to purchase single songs on Amazon music. Sometimes I don’t even download the song.
I try to do that. Sadly this is sometimes very hard. I often fine myself in situation when I can't buy album I like. It is nowhere to be found. Sometimes I can't even pirate it because this so niche.
> Sure, but that’s piracy
You got me there
> Kinda like saying Winamp is alternative to Spotify
No, it's really not like saying that. I was responding to a post lamenting the difficulty of acquiring the files for the music they've already discovered on Spotify, and I brought up a music file acquisition system that pulls from what they've discovered on Spotify. That's different than comparing a local player to a discovery system.
If you feel bad, buy a single song of each artist afterwards and you have given them vastly more money than listening to them on Spotify will ever generate.
You can give them even more by skipping the silly part of buying a song you'll never listen to on the platform which takes majority of that money, and just transfer them $1 by paypal or whatever they like to use.
yeah I’ll skip that part and then spend the next 2 hours to find the payment details of my favorite band, sure
I know you are hyperbolic, but finding the band on Facebook and sending a quick message takes a minute max? Especially for your "favorite band". I always deter people from buying CDs of local bands, the band will see a tiny fraction of that price in their pockets. Just walk up to the bandleader after concert and give them $5.
It’s sad but true. What I like to do is use the credits I earn from choosing slower Amazon deliveries to purchase single songs on Amazon music. Sometimes I don’t even download the song.
It is really just unauthorized copying. No boats were boarded, nobody was murdered.
That's the premise of this whole thread. Nobody is going to buy albums on itunes to self host them. The ergonomics and economics just don't work out.
I try to do that. Sadly this is sometimes very hard. I often fine myself in situation when I can't buy album I like. It is nowhere to be found. Sometimes I can't even pirate it because this so niche.