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> Downloaded and streamed media is so much more convenient. Until the day it disappears without warning, the metadata is mangled, or the song is replaced with
by housemusicfan 3y ago
> Downloaded and streamed media is so much more convenient.
Until the day it disappears without warning, the metadata is mangled, or the song is replaced with a censored version, and yes all of these things I have experienced with absolutely zero customer support and zero fucks given by the streaming company.
There are episodes of TV shows (Always Sunny for example) which have been deleted/memory holed in the streaming version as they have been deemed politically incorrect and only available on physical media. Of course the streaming service will still charge you full price to purchase the season missing episodes.
I'll stick to ripping CDs thank you.
- lockhouse 3y agoThat is true. It is definitely a drawback of not “owning” your music, but simply subscribing to it. It’s just that for the price of what I’m paying for streaming I get a virtually unlimited music catalog for what I would be able to buy maybe 10 CDs a year tops, with about half of the songs being filler track garbage. The value I get out of a streaming music subscription is incredible.
- skyyler 3y agoThe value I get from just stealing media is unbeatable. I can use the money I save on subscriptions to see a show and buy merch, which means the bands I like actually get paid. Win-win.