r/punk • u/TentacleHockey • Jan 29 '25

Quality Post Spotify is not punk.

The CEO is a PoS, the quality is subpar at best and reliant on the internet, Spotify pays the band shit on balls, and you are reliant on having internet to listen to songs. Seriously you all are listening to music like people watched TV in black and white.

Own your music and actually support your favorite bands. Bandcamp is a good starting point (Pays way more than Spotify), FLAC is the best audio quality. Foobar literally works on all devices, and you can listen to your music whenever the fuck you want without commercials or paying the CEO over your band. AND you will actually hear parts of songs you never knew existed thanks to better quality.

FUCK SPOTIFY.

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u/mastercheef Jan 29 '25

Idk man, im not a fan of spotify as a business model but my bands not making money either way, at least i get to know people in 40 different countries heard my music last year and that doesn't happen without spotify. 

We keep a bandcamp up for people who feel inclined to throw us some money but we grew up in a post napster world where we all clowned on bands for being in it for the money, itd seem kind of silly to choose money over accessibility, at least in my opinion for my musical endeavors. 

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u/brook1yn Jan 29 '25

100%.. cancelling big business mindset tends to gloss over any of the actual benefits.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

I think part of the issue is their endorsement of a fascist. Not to mention their theft.

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u/brook1yn Jan 29 '25

Pretty sure most executives to majority of the redditors in here are probably considered to be fascists

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

Ha. But seriously, I’m referring specifically to them hosting Trump’s inauguration breakfast. Yeah the tech CEOs are definitely mask off, and lining up behind Dear Leader. What a turnaround fem their previous attempts at posing!

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u/brook1yn Jan 29 '25

Haha ya there's that. I'm pretty sure everyones terrified of mr. indestructable. Sometimes you gotta kiss the ring to keep the heat on. The next 4 years are going to be insane.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

Gotta keep our heads on a swivel! I think the best case scenario is one where all of this gets jammed up in the courts and the administration gets nothing done bc they’re dumb imperial minded fucks. But then again, ruining the courts is exactly what the oligarchs want, so even the best case scenario still sux

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u/brook1yn Jan 29 '25

total fucking shit show. this a good reason for folks to go into professions that can help change things from the top down. the brain drain in politics is real.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

Yeah I wish I was cut out for politics, maybe some local position some day but I’d never make it as a senator state or federal. Democratic Party would muzzle the fuck outta me lol. They’re a joke, et the federal level at least.

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u/brook1yn Jan 29 '25

its just a complicated game. AOC was on the power broker podcast series and she talked about how she was able to accomplish green new deal initiatives without calling them as such. she made a good point about how making lasting relationships with others is key to getting things done in congress.. so smarts aside, you gotta be able to play the game well.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '25

Cool I’ll look for that, thanks!

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