> I write software. I want to get paid too, right? Why shouldn't they? How about...

swozey · 2024-01-20T15:03:48 1705763028

What does Spotify being crap have to do with a software engineer or musician being paid for their work?

You think they shouldn't be paid because you don't like the company they work for?

latentcall · 2024-01-20T15:16:17 1705763777

Quite a lot actually. If the software engineers write an app that’s a bloated buggy mess that inconveniences people, some people will look for other ways to listen to the music they want to hear.

For musicians, they have other avenues (arguably better anyhow) such as Bandcamp. I’ve bought tons of vinyl albums, tapes, and even just digital releases from there.

swozey · 2024-01-20T15:21:04 1705764064

Your first point is incredibly subjective. I love the spotify app aside from the fact they keep gutting its features. I've used almost every other music app in testing to potentially leave spotify. I've been a spotify member for 16 years and can't think of a single time I thought it was bloated.

The spotify carplay/android apps absolutely DESTROY the other car apps.

I hated every single other app. Quboz, Tidal, Apple, YT, Amazon.. Most of them were so featureless I felt like I was using Winamp. But some people do love that.

gtirloni · 2024-01-20T16:43:00 1705768980

> some people will look for other ways to listen to the music they want to hear.

Those ways probably should involve some sort of compensation to the artists. Is that happening?

prmoustache · 2024-01-20T21:42:14 1705786934

If you actually clicked on the link, it says this in the readme file of the spotube project:

¹ It is still recommended to support the creators by watching/liking/subscribing to the artists' YouTube channels or liking their tracks on Spotify (or purchasing a Spotify Premium subscription too).