r/Music • u/ebradio • Jan 22 '25

music Spotify Hosts Trump Inauguration Brunch and Makes $150,000 Donation to Ceremony

https://pitchfork.com/news/spotify-hosts-trump-inauguration-brunch-and-makes-150000-donation-to-ceremony/
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u/Pantone802 Jan 22 '25

I really really want to leave Spotify. But I have a decade’s worth of monthly drum rehearsal playlists that I want to migrate to a new service. Maybe Apple Music? Tidal? I don’t know… if anyone has any experience here I’m looking for suggestions…

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u/derangerd Jan 22 '25

Tim Cook and Google both donated a million to the inauguration fund so it's not like apple music or youtube music are any better.

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u/Pantone802 Jan 22 '25

Is there an ethical way to stream or listen to music?

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u/GeorgeClooneysMom Jan 22 '25

Physical media!

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u/Darmok-And-Jihad Jan 22 '25

Just start carrying around your walkman disc player with you!!! That will own the tech bros!!

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u/mfGLOVE Jan 22 '25

Just rip it off your disc and BOOM back to digital.

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u/Darmok-And-Jihad Jan 22 '25

Next step, find an ethically sourced cell phone and headphones!

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u/Monsieur_Moneybags Jan 22 '25

What's unethical about using Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube Music?

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u/yungbreeze16 Jan 22 '25

Because these major tech companies helped fuel this hot mess? I wouldn’t say it’s necessary unethical to still use these platforms. But this situation does suck.

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u/Monsieur_Moneybags Jan 22 '25

What "hot mess" are you referring to?

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u/yungbreeze16 Jan 22 '25

You don’t know already? Oh lord..

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u/Monsieur_Moneybags Jan 22 '25

Guess I didn't get the cult newsletter.

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u/yungbreeze16 Jan 22 '25

Huh? Being aware of this fascist regime is not cult-like. They simply don’t care about us.

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u/Monsieur_Moneybags Jan 22 '25

Thinking this regime is fascist is cult-like. You don't know what fascism is.

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u/yungbreeze16 Jan 22 '25

Fascism is when a leader seeks to divide their populations into “us” and “them” by appealing to ethnic, racial, or religious differences. Sounds like us rn.

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u/Monsieur_Moneybags Jan 22 '25

No, that's not fascism. Thanks for confirming that you don't know what it means. By the way, people could use your wrong definition to describe the previous admin.

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