Leaving Spotify for freer pastures

Post by rcarr » Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 7:51 PM UTC

Post by Le_Dook » Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 8:31 PM UTC

rcarr wrote: post #2

This is very similar to what the British comedian James Acaster does/did. He buys music off Bandcamp then puts it on his iPod. He documented it all in his second book Perfect Sound Whatever, it helped him get over a breakup and depression around 2016 if I remember right. He jokes in his book that he has an 'iPod guy' who hooks him up with the old iPods. His recommendations here: https://www.jamesacaster.com/my-music/

Post by ccakes » Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 8:40 PM UTC

Post by radlad » Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 8:57 PM UTC

rcarr wrote: post #7

ccakes wrote: post #6

For those going down this path, Funkwhale[1] provides a good user experience with ActivityPub support to join/build a community. [1] https://funkwhale.audio/

This library sharing part sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen

Post by mrkeen » Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 9:01 PM UTC

hxugufjfjf wrote: post #3

I genuinly want to stop giving Spotify my money because of the increasingly horrible user experience. But the sheer investment I have there in the form of more than ten year's worth of curated lists and folders makes it damn near impossible to leave without abandoning pretty much my entire "music library" which it has become at this point.