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This really sucks. Bandcamp has been my go-to store for buying music for a long time. No dark patterns, lightweight site, free previews, good terms for indie ar

This really sucks. Bandcamp has been my go-to store for buying music for a long time. No dark patterns, lightweight site, free previews, good terms for indie artists. I don't think I can ethically shop there anymore given Epic's ownership and business practices.

politelemon 5y ago
> No dark patterns, lightweight site, free previews, good terms for indie artists I am with you. One of the biggest draws for me was these what you have described. Their website experience was straightforward and honest. They are now being acquired by a company that is the complete opposite. We won't have to wait long for Epic's dark patterns and policies to creep into a once great marketplace.
- Macha 5y ago
  Or just flat out discontinuing the web store to put it in the windows-only Epic client.
  - masklinn 5y ago
    I know you're right but did you really have to hurt me so much?
rvense 5y ago
My favourite thing is that they have all sorts of social features so you can really engage with other fans and make lists and explore and do things... but you can also just ignore the hell out of that and buy some music that you like.
- tasha0663 5y ago
  IIRC, this is what MySpace was supposed to be in the first place. They made the mistake of leaning into a more general social media audience while Facebook was on the rise, but it seems to me like Bandcamp excels at being what MySpace could have become.