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Sounds like a reasonable move. Spotify delivers so much value that I couldn’t imagine not paying for it (or enduring ads). I listened to something like 25 stra
by SirensOfTitan 8y ago
Sounds like a reasonable move.
Spotify delivers so much value that I couldn’t imagine not paying for it (or enduring ads). I listened to something like 25 straight days of music last year.
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoWow. I ... I couldn't tell you who was in the top 10 in any genre right now. I may have listened to 25 minutes of music last year. I came here just because the title drew me in.
- themoat 8y agoThey actually added a new feature on Spotify where you can listen to songs that aren't currently in the top 40. You might enjoy that.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoI can't believe I had to scroll down this far to find someone talking any sense. Is it really the case that most of HN are listening to Spotify all day every day and blocking the ads? Why not just pay for it!?
- swift532 8y agoPersonally, I am not paying for it because it's not officially available in my country for whatever reason. I realize there's rights issues etc., but if someone won't take my money, I feel no guilt whatsoever doing whatever I want with their product.
- sotojuan 8y agoSeems to me a lot of hackers/tech people get off getting around paying for stuff, even if they make well over six figures.
- WilliamEdward 8y agoThis is the real issue here. If you can afford to be on hackernews, you can afford $10 a month. People just have cheapness deeply ingrained into their psyche as a pleasure response.
- webninja 8y agoI wondered the same thing when that New York Times article came up about people paying for News. They acted like the media can support themselves for free, just like artists. One way I differ from some HNers is that I like support good journalism and I like to support the my favorite music artists as well. I know music quality has gone down over the years since artists know they’re much less likely to strike it rich. I met some kids still in highschool and heck even they were listening to music from the early 2000s, 90s and 80s instead, surprisingly.
- skiw 8y agoI agree, and I think maybe music has different places in different people's lives. Personally, I pay for Spotify and use it constantly to listen to everything from game and movie soundtracks (and covers), rock and metal bands, EDM, indie, pop, and more obscure instrumental music. I understand if you mostly listen to a few bands from the era you grew up in, or don't listen to music too often at all, it might make more sense to keep a paid music collection and use Spotify less frequently (and justify using the free version), but if I paid for all of the music I listen to individually, it would easily rack up to something like 10 times (or more) the amount my yearly Spotify does. IMO, if you aren't a "power user," use a different streaming service or buy your music individually.
- zalebz 8y agono kidding, not only does it deliver a ton of value but a large portion of their revenue goes to artists. people are able to listen to nearly any band on any device at the push of a button and literally don't want to pay a penny. (I think I had about 1500+ hours of listening last year ... 60 days or so)