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I am slowly decreasing my use of Spotify because of the way it’s pushing podcasts while all I want is music from it. Best thing to do is actually to pay for S

by dotBen 4y ago

I am slowly decreasing my use of Spotify because of the way it’s pushing podcasts while all I want is music from it. Best thing to do is actually to pay for Spotify and use it regularly, but never touch the podcasts. They have metrics and usage logging all over the app and they will know over time how few paying subscribers are listening to Joe Rogan et al. They'll soon give him the can if they know there's lower engagement than expected for the price being paid.

jtbayly 4y ago
What I did was stop paying them because they kept trying to shove podcasts down my throat. And I told them why I unsubscribed. Pretty sure that’s better still.
- tpxl 4y ago
  What do you mean by 'shoving podcasts down my throat'? I pay for Spotify and I had trouble finding the podcasts in the app, and it doesn't recommend either. I'm from Europe though, maybe that explains it?
  - boring_twenties 4y ago
    For me, and apparently thousands of others, it was insisting on showing these bullshit podcasts at the very top of my home screen. I had to scroll down past it to see any actual music. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Podcasts-Option-to-disable-or-hide-podcasts/idi-p/4812243?search-action-id=338607400324&search-result-uid=4812243 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Po... After a year or two of this they finally moved it further down the page where I don't have to see it every day, though.
  - jtbayly 4y ago
    They were everywhere. Every search I did showed podcasts at least as prominently as music, for example. I don’t remember the details, but I think they even did popover ads in the app trying to get me to start listening to podcasts. On a paid account.
- dotBen 4y ago
  Pretty sure that’s better still. Nah, given their scale no one is probably listening to any arbitrary comment you sent it upon quitting, and from a behavior perspective they probably have no idea why you churned. Like I said, keep using and paying for the product and don't use the feature you don't like - if others agree, they'll soon get the message.
  - jtbayly 4y ago
    If other users agree with me, then the message will be much louder and they will be much quicker to act. You are their dream music-only listener. You don’t care how aggressive they get. The changes they are making clearly don’t bother you and you’ll keep shoveling money their direction no matter what they do. I’d rather vote with my feet and wallet. If a company is too stupid to learn from hard cash then they’ll never learn from in-app statistics.
brewdad 4y ago
Even better is to drop Spotify and move to something else. Apple Music wasn't for me. I'm on Tidal right now. It's fine and I got a deal where I'm paying half of what I was for Spotify. This is the only way to be sure I'm not giving Joe Rogan my money.
- andriesm 4y ago
  Why is it so important to you as a goal, to not give money to Joe Rogan?
Mindwipe 4y ago
Not really... Spotify is pushing podcasts because they are slot going bust as a music streaming service and they need to pivot. When podcasts fail they will just pivot to something else even more desperately.

by dotBen 4y ago

jtbayly 4y ago

What I did was stop paying them because they kept trying to shove podcasts down my throat. And I told them why I unsubscribed. Pretty sure that’s better still.

tpxl 4y ago
What do you mean by 'shoving podcasts down my throat'? I pay for Spotify and I had trouble finding the podcasts in the app, and it doesn't recommend either. I'm from Europe though, maybe that explains it?
- boring_twenties 4y ago
  For me, and apparently thousands of others, it was insisting on showing these bullshit podcasts at the very top of my home screen. I had to scroll down past it to see any actual music. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Podcasts-Option-to-disable-or-hide-podcasts/idi-p/4812243?search-action-id=338607400324&search-result-uid=4812243 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Po... After a year or two of this they finally moved it further down the page where I don't have to see it every day, though.
- jtbayly 4y ago
  They were everywhere. Every search I did showed podcasts at least as prominently as music, for example. I don’t remember the details, but I think they even did popover ads in the app trying to get me to start listening to podcasts. On a paid account.
dotBen 4y ago
Pretty sure that’s better still. Nah, given their scale no one is probably listening to any arbitrary comment you sent it upon quitting, and from a behavior perspective they probably have no idea why you churned. Like I said, keep using and paying for the product and don't use the feature you don't like - if others agree, they'll soon get the message.
- jtbayly 4y ago
  If other users agree with me, then the message will be much louder and they will be much quicker to act. You are their dream music-only listener. You don’t care how aggressive they get. The changes they are making clearly don’t bother you and you’ll keep shoveling money their direction no matter what they do. I’d rather vote with my feet and wallet. If a company is too stupid to learn from hard cash then they’ll never learn from in-app statistics.

brewdad 4y ago

Even better is to drop Spotify and move to something else. Apple Music wasn't for me. I'm on Tidal right now. It's fine and I got a deal where I'm paying half of what I was for Spotify. This is the only way to be sure I'm not giving Joe Rogan my money.

andriesm 4y ago
Why is it so important to you as a goal, to not give money to Joe Rogan?

Mindwipe 4y ago

Not really... Spotify is pushing podcasts because they are slot going bust as a music streaming service and they need to pivot. When podcasts fail they will just pivot to something else even more desperately.