โฒ 1447 โผ "Sponsored recommendations": I pay for Spotify Premium, and yet somehow I'm still the product? (lemmy.one) submitted 3 years ago by ojmcelderry@lemmy.one to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 382 comments fedilink hide all child comments I opened Spotify this morning to be greeted by a modal popup with a "sponsored recommendation". Why am I seeing ads if I'm already paying for the premium plan!? ๐
[+] stephenc@lemmy.world 69 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] progettarsi@feddit.it 18 points 3 years ago (2 children) so i should have like and hdd of 1000tb just to listen to musica and series? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] 30isthenew29@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago Just like back in the day. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) You don't have to carry it all at once, swap playlists around. Carry 300-500 songs at a time, more than enough to really appreciate each song rather than bebombarded with choices permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] _g_be@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's cool, and I would pay a small fee for the convenience of not having to carry all that around permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Same. Which is why Spotify exists. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) They treat your subscription as a promise of continued business. You're literally funding them trying to continue monetizing you and dominating your attention. Fuck Spotify, fuck Netflix, fuck all of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago VPN + Stremio permalink fedilink source parent [โ] msage@programming.dev 12 points 3 years ago (2 children) I want FLACs! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Resol@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I want WAVs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jyoskykid@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Resol@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I know I can do that. Have you heard about sarcasm? That's what I was doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jyoskykid@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [โ] basskitten@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You can download lossless with Apple Music and listen to it with no data connection. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] msage@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago Yes, but I want the files themselves, so I can back them up and not worrying about losing them in the future. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] progettarsi@feddit.it 18 points 3 years ago (2 children) so i should have like and hdd of 1000tb just to listen to musica and series? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] 30isthenew29@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago Just like back in the day. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) You don't have to carry it all at once, swap playlists around. Carry 300-500 songs at a time, more than enough to really appreciate each song rather than bebombarded with choices permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] _g_be@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's cool, and I would pay a small fee for the convenience of not having to carry all that around permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Same. Which is why Spotify exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] 30isthenew29@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago Just like back in the day. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) You don't have to carry it all at once, swap playlists around. Carry 300-500 songs at a time, more than enough to really appreciate each song rather than bebombarded with choices permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] _g_be@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's cool, and I would pay a small fee for the convenience of not having to carry all that around permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Same. Which is why Spotify exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] _g_be@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's cool, and I would pay a small fee for the convenience of not having to carry all that around permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Same. Which is why Spotify exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Same. Which is why Spotify exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) They treat your subscription as a promise of continued business. You're literally funding them trying to continue monetizing you and dominating your attention. Fuck Spotify, fuck Netflix, fuck all of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago VPN + Stremio permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] msage@programming.dev 12 points 3 years ago (2 children) I want FLACs! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Resol@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I want WAVs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jyoskykid@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Resol@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I know I can do that. Have you heard about sarcasm? That's what I was doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jyoskykid@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [โ] basskitten@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You can download lossless with Apple Music and listen to it with no data connection. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] msage@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago Yes, but I want the files themselves, so I can back them up and not worrying about losing them in the future. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Resol@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I want WAVs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jyoskykid@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Resol@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I know I can do that. Have you heard about sarcasm? That's what I was doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jyoskykid@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] jyoskykid@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Resol@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I know I can do that. Have you heard about sarcasm? That's what I was doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jyoskykid@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Resol@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I know I can do that. Have you heard about sarcasm? That's what I was doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] jyoskykid@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] jyoskykid@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] basskitten@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You can download lossless with Apple Music and listen to it with no data connection. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] msage@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago Yes, but I want the files themselves, so I can back them up and not worrying about losing them in the future. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] msage@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago Yes, but I want the files themselves, so I can back them up and not worrying about losing them in the future. permalink fedilink source parent
