Deerhoof did not want its music ‘funding AI battle tech’ — so it ditched Spotify
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Drummer Greg Saunier explains the moral calculus behind leaving the biggest streaming platform.
  • cabbage@piefed.socialEnglish
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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.

    • lemmyknow@lemmy.todayEnglish
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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.

      • cabbage@piefed.socialEnglish
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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.