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> I went from pirate to paid because it was all there and I wanted to be able to give to the authors and artists without having to put discs on my shelf. This

> I went from pirate to paid because it was all there and I wanted to be able to give to the authors and artists without having to put discs on my shelf. This circles back and begs the question: you need to stop giving to artists, because free users can't see lyrics, because Spotify is trying to nudge more people to go paid & give to artists? Rest is a bit too much for my bird brain, morning coffee is wearing off, 3 PM EST :( (ex. I can't add anything to the idea free is paid because ads, so removing lyrics for free users with ads means its making the paid service worse, so it justifies dropping the previous ethical stance of paying to get artists money, in favor of pirating)

Krasnol 3y ago
> This circles back and begs the question: you need to stop giving to artists, because free users can't see lyrics, because Spotify is trying to nudge more people to go paid & give to artists? I'm sure this marketing argument works well with some of the customers as cover up for greed. Meanwhile, in reality, nobody will start paying just because there are no more lyrics. It's just another thing they hit them with to make the "free" version unattractive. Maybe it works on the bases of shame with the younger population, where your friends can see the lyrics right away, while you have to google them. Like the colors on chat bubbles thing in the US. I don't know.