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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (15 children)

I don't get it. They are complaning that their limited free plan is limited?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

They're complaining that one of the things the limited free plan takes away is something they were using to accommodate their disability.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I left Spotify for Tidal. But why would anyone feel obliged for free music from a commercial host? Just self host if you dont want to pay. Piracy is always morally right. It's preservation of cultural heritage.

I choose to pay for Tidal because of convenience. I refuse to pay for more than 2 streaming services. It's fairly easy for any adult to make choices like that.

This is an imagined problem and a fairly new one to.

Left handed people having to use tools and appliances designed for right handed people is an actual bigger issue.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I'll take youtube music revanced. Installed more than a year ago, never updated since then. Logged in with Google account and still works fine.

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[–] TheV2 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So how did deaf people enjoy music for free before Spotify?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Talking about lyrics specifically?; they probably didn't. That's no reason to not make things more accessible to people with disabilities though. It's about quality of life and making sure people with disabilities have equitable access.

If having the lyrics available is an essential part of being able to enjoy the music, it should be as equally accessible as the music is.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I never used Spotify, the whole thing seem stupid

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Coming from the age of ipods and piracy, Spotify was a great alternative to that and reasonably priced for the usage you could get out of it. These days is harder to justify

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is just some nerd looking to be angry.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I've used Pandora for years. Granted, they don't have all of the features of Spotify. But, I think their algorithm is better and my price has never changed.