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Buying your music and quitting the renting economy
That is mostly untenable for the average person. In the past a modest music budget was 1-2 albums a month plus the radio for discovery and word of mouth. That was it.
Streaming platforms give you access to practically everything that's even remotely popular for the price of 1 album a month. If you want to consume a lot of music and especially a lot of new (to you) music, online streaming is one of your best options. And I know what sub I'm on, just addressing that you said "buy".
As a broke mofo who has quit streaming music and have a growing cd collection yes the quantity is lacking (I'm usually able to afford a new lp a week currently have 8), but I have found that I enjoy the music more than I did before, and in the end, every album I buy is mine forever which means that I don't have to worry about some obscure artist's stuff being removed from streaming services (which has happened to me on more than one occasion)
For me music is a hobby and streaming services cheapen music to the point of being background noise
Or pirate your music and quit the renting economy. Soulseek, streamrip, private trackers