All true; but I’ll take crappy Netflix or Amazon prime over cable any day. Although now that I think about it, I’m not sure when we last watched Netflix- at this point, I think we keep it strictly for the holiday baking program.
I have to admit I read most of this just thinking 'why not just buy downloads from bandcamp'... And then you said iTunes, and it all made sense.
TBF, with my android phone and windows PC I've never actually gotten involved in the subscription model really - as you rightly say, it's just as cheap, and better for the artists, to just buy stuff direct. I do buy CDs and vinyl, but they usually come with MP3 downloads anyway, so the lack of CD player in the car has never really been a problem.
Bandcamp is pretty good for physical and digital depending on the band. More money goes to the artist too as I understand it.
In terms of Spotify:
https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/
"And, sure, that’s not so many steps, but I used to be able to buy a CD and listen to it in my car three seconds later."
I call B.S.
You're forgetting how long it took to get the plastic off one of those damned CDs.
All true; but I’ll take crappy Netflix or Amazon prime over cable any day. Although now that I think about it, I’m not sure when we last watched Netflix- at this point, I think we keep it strictly for the holiday baking program.
I have to admit I read most of this just thinking 'why not just buy downloads from bandcamp'... And then you said iTunes, and it all made sense.
TBF, with my android phone and windows PC I've never actually gotten involved in the subscription model really - as you rightly say, it's just as cheap, and better for the artists, to just buy stuff direct. I do buy CDs and vinyl, but they usually come with MP3 downloads anyway, so the lack of CD player in the car has never really been a problem.
I never used it, and never will.