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> I think the convenience of not having to download/install/update anything, just hitting "Play" and go will outweigh the disadvantages for most people > Which

> I think the convenience of not having to download/install/update anything, just hitting "Play" and go will outweigh the disadvantages for most people > Which is sad, because I think this will make the overall experience worse for everyone, for the sake of just convenience. I miss the convenience of pushing a physical thing that I own into a slot on a device that I own and hitting a physical button labelled 'play'. Especially when the cheap app running on an expensive tablet that connects my expensive physical speakers to the library of all the music I could possibly want to rent for some reason can't see the speakers, even though I have rebooted my wifi, logged off and back into my streaming service account, re-installed the app, updated the speaker's firmware, etc etc.

antihero 6y ago
Or you can just plug your laptop/tablet into your speakers and play your local music collection.
- KineticLensman 6y ago
  > and play your local music collection The local collection that I stopped expanding three years ago because I was now paying for a streaming service. Clearly, it's a trade-off. I don't miss paying vast amounts for a CD that might at best have one or two tracks that I really like plus a load of fillers. I've discovered a lot of music that I wouldn't have found otherwise thanks to streaming. But I worry for some of my older relatives who can barely navigate a smartphone interface, and for whom setting up the streaming on a modern device is a hit and miss affair.
  - antihero 6y ago
    > The local collection that I stopped expanding three years ago because I was now paying for a streaming service. I know that feeling. When what.cd went down it was a tragedy but I was able to continue mostly as normal. I even "slimmed down" my collection to make it more portable, which was a mistake because all of the classics on streaming services are fucking remasters. God, I miss those days of music forums. My music discovery hasn't had half the same intensity or wonder since those years. Now what, Spotify playlists? Their shitty nerfed "radio" playlists? I miss music forums and trackers dearly. There's reddit but it's not quite the same.

antihero 6y ago

Or you can just plug your laptop/tablet into your speakers and play your local music collection.

KineticLensman 6y ago
> and play your local music collection The local collection that I stopped expanding three years ago because I was now paying for a streaming service. Clearly, it's a trade-off. I don't miss paying vast amounts for a CD that might at best have one or two tracks that I really like plus a load of fillers. I've discovered a lot of music that I wouldn't have found otherwise thanks to streaming. But I worry for some of my older relatives who can barely navigate a smartphone interface, and for whom setting up the streaming on a modern device is a hit and miss affair.
- antihero 6y ago
  > The local collection that I stopped expanding three years ago because I was now paying for a streaming service. I know that feeling. When what.cd went down it was a tragedy but I was able to continue mostly as normal. I even "slimmed down" my collection to make it more portable, which was a mistake because all of the classics on streaming services are fucking remasters. God, I miss those days of music forums. My music discovery hasn't had half the same intensity or wonder since those years. Now what, Spotify playlists? Their shitty nerfed "radio" playlists? I miss music forums and trackers dearly. There's reddit but it's not quite the same.