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Sure, but that’s piracy. Kinda like saying Winamp is alternative to Spotify. The music is kinda the most important thing.

bhaney 2y ago
> Sure, but that’s piracy You got me there > Kinda like saying Winamp is alternative to Spotify No, it's really not like saying that. I was responding to a post lamenting the difficulty of acquiring the files for the music they've already discovered on Spotify, and I brought up a music file acquisition system that pulls from what they've discovered on Spotify. That's different than comparing a local player to a discovery system.
bee_rider 2y ago
It is really just unauthorized copying. No boats were boarded, nobody was murdered.
KeplerBoy 2y ago
That's the premise of this whole thread. Nobody is going to buy albums on itunes to self host them. The ergonomics and economics just don't work out.
- npodbielski 2y ago
  I try to do that. Sadly this is sometimes very hard. I often fine myself in situation when I can't buy album I like. It is nowhere to be found. Sometimes I can't even pirate it because this so niche.
sussmannbaka 2y ago
If you feel bad, buy a single song of each artist afterwards and you have given them vastly more money than listening to them on Spotify will ever generate.
- anthonypz 2y ago
  It’s sad but true. What I like to do is use the credits I earn from choosing slower Amazon deliveries to purchase single songs on Amazon music. Sometimes I don’t even download the song.
- mystifyingpoi 2y ago
  You can give them even more by skipping the silly part of buying a song you'll never listen to on the platform which takes majority of that money, and just transfer them $1 by paypal or whatever they like to use.
  - sussmannbaka 2y ago
    yeah I’ll skip that part and then spend the next 2 hours to find the payment details of my favorite band, sure
    - mystifyingpoi 2y ago
      I know you are hyperbolic, but finding the band on Facebook and sending a quick message takes a minute max? Especially for your "favorite band". I always deter people from buying CDs of local bands, the band will see a tiny fraction of that price in their pockets. Just walk up to the bandleader after concert and give them $5.

bhaney 2y ago

> Sure, but that’s piracy You got me there > Kinda like saying Winamp is alternative to Spotify No, it's really not like saying that. I was responding to a post lamenting the difficulty of acquiring the files for the music they've already discovered on Spotify, and I brought up a music file acquisition system that pulls from what they've discovered on Spotify. That's different than comparing a local player to a discovery system.

bee_rider 2y ago

It is really just unauthorized copying. No boats were boarded, nobody was murdered.

KeplerBoy 2y ago

That's the premise of this whole thread. Nobody is going to buy albums on itunes to self host them. The ergonomics and economics just don't work out.

npodbielski 2y ago
I try to do that. Sadly this is sometimes very hard. I often fine myself in situation when I can't buy album I like. It is nowhere to be found. Sometimes I can't even pirate it because this so niche.

sussmannbaka 2y ago

If you feel bad, buy a single song of each artist afterwards and you have given them vastly more money than listening to them on Spotify will ever generate.

anthonypz 2y ago
It’s sad but true. What I like to do is use the credits I earn from choosing slower Amazon deliveries to purchase single songs on Amazon music. Sometimes I don’t even download the song.
mystifyingpoi 2y ago
You can give them even more by skipping the silly part of buying a song you'll never listen to on the platform which takes majority of that money, and just transfer them $1 by paypal or whatever they like to use.
- sussmannbaka 2y ago
  yeah I’ll skip that part and then spend the next 2 hours to find the payment details of my favorite band, sure
  - mystifyingpoi 2y ago
    I know you are hyperbolic, but finding the band on Facebook and sending a quick message takes a minute max? Especially for your "favorite band". I always deter people from buying CDs of local bands, the band will see a tiny fraction of that price in their pockets. Just walk up to the bandleader after concert and give them $5.