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I don't care about ads, I care about walled gardens. Especially walled gardens that are designed to spy on you. Right now there are basically no metrics adtech

by css 6y ago

I don't care about ads, I care about walled gardens. Especially walled gardens that are designed to spy on you. Right now there are basically no metrics adtech companies have for how listeners behave, and this changes that.

bootlooped 6y ago
Spotify doesn't add ads to music if you pay for it. I don't know about podcasts. If it was a viable business strategy for them to be paid-only, I think they would have done it, I'm pretty sure they make much more profit on paying customers than free ad-supported ones.
- css 6y ago
  Again, ads are not the issue. The freedom to listen without being spied on is.
  - TylerE 6y ago
    You really think your http requests aren't being "spied on"? Especially since virtually every podcast is served via a CDN.
    - type0 6y ago
      You really think your phone conversations aren't being "spied on"? Especially since virtually every phonecall is set up via SS7.
      - TylerE 6y ago
        No, I'm not a conspiracy freak with a persecution complex.
    - Marsymars 6y ago
      I download podcasts in bulk by downloading every available episode, and then listening in the offline audio player of my choice. I repeat every year or three when I catch up on a particular podcast. I'm unwilling to give any further information about myself to podcast publishers.