The whole idea of this seems cool but I don't really get the value of it as a Spotify replacement. Though I haven't tried. Spotify to me is a source of music I

The whole idea of this seems cool but I don't really get the value of it as a Spotify replacement. Though I haven't tried. Spotify to me is a source of music I don't already have. I don't understand the value of putting my existing music on a website. I mean I guess there's some, but not a ton. Given the social/federation aspects, it seems like it's a much better replacement for Soundcloud. You could use it to distribute freely licensed stuff (assuming you're respecting copyrights) or more importantly your own music as a musician (which I am not). I could see a lot of value in interoperating with Mastodon. You "boost" a new song by a musician you follow. Some of your Mastodon followers see it and listen and comment directly on the song. Others look at the person's Funkwhale profile for a better catalogue view to explore further. Etc. Could be a great future.