1. "streaming shouldn't be seen as an alternative for buying music" In response to Reply # 0
I stream all sorts of albums that I already own, so if anything you can continue to support an artist whose discography you already own by doing it. And it is useful for checking things out you're not sure about and still giving them some revenue for doing so. But copping music and merchandise should be seen as an eventuality if you want the artist to keep going.
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>I also feel a way about anyone being like "I know what you've >been listening to" on GP
If you mean, by 'anyone', music / social media companies, I wholeheartedly agree.
The depth of intrusion these companies have into sometimes intimate spaces in our collective lives is troubling.
Like for instance after reviewing some of my Google privacy settings, it became clear that the Google Assistant had been monitoring the audio in my area for queries. I guess this isn't so surprising since the app only functions if it parses out your voice and commands. But my advertising data also included the queries of my family members. Most of them taken when NOT using my phone.
I'm not really a paranoid type person but I went ahead and deleted a lot of apps on my tablet and phone which have permission to use the microphone.
I'm less concerned about Spotify having my information. But my account is linked to Facebook and that company is proving less and less trustworthy with each story of aggressive deals involving marketing data.
It says that 99% of what people stream is from the top 10% of artists. But is seems the advice is to not listen to more obscure artists? I thought more streams=more money regardless.
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