I've done it. I've finally reached my "old man yells at cloud" moment. Why, why, WHY is Spotify adding features straight out of the social media playbook?

Anybody have recommendations for alternatives?

In my head there's:

~~YouTube music~~ (google, gross)

~~Apple music~~ (no way they're not on a similar trajectory)

~~Bandcamp~~ (limited, but at least bands see some money from it)

~~SoundCloud~~ (weird reputation, though haven't come back around to it in a good 10 years)

Tidal maybe? Would love to hear some recommendations.

Edit: I neglected to mention why I don't like the messaging feature. I've never used it, yet with a few of my friends there are already dozens of song exchanges in the thread. It's clear that spotify has been using user-specific links for a while now to track who sends what to who. That's a pretty clear anti-feature for me, and is enough to make me jump ship.

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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, it used to be the only way to get in is to get an invite from someone who knows and trusts you. For many trackers (BTN, PTP, BIB?) that’s still the only way. It’s sweet that some nice trackers have interviews.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

True, when you put it that way, it is a nice option.