• cabbage@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    Yeah, no Linux app, and no third party apps as far as I’m aware. I really liked the GTK app Spot. But for me, Spotify was no longer an option - I deleted my Spotify account before I found an alternative.

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        1 day ago

        There’s several issues, but for me it was:

        1. Supporting questionable podcasters like Gwyneth Paltrow and Joe Rogan - I do not want my money to go to these people
        2. Not supporting the artists I actually listen to
        3. Lobbying the EU against AI regulation, which goes directly against my opinions and preferences, again not something I want my money to be spent on

        All of this new stuff is bad, but I already decided that this was not a company I want to support. They seem to represent everything I hate.

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          1 day ago

          Oh, so the overall stuff. All the usual reasons. Or at least the ones I would think of. Paying bucks to make a free format “proprietary” while not paying shit to artists.

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            1 day ago

            Yeah, I’m not all that original. :)

            Forgot to mention their efforts to ruin podcasts for everyone. I refuse to listen though anything else than independent podcast clients.