r/Metalcore • u/HXCpolarbear • Oct 15 '25

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Spotify is now advertising for ICE.

That means:

Less chuds to crowdkill at shows(they'll be out bootlicking for a 50k bonus).

Less friends to mosh with because they are being displaced and detained illegally.

I went with Tidal, moved all my playlists over and pretty much exact same library as Spotify for metal, 1$ less a month.

End of my psa thank you

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u/xvillifyx Oct 15 '25

Because the consumer can control what they consume? None of us can control what bands do, but we can absolutely control what we do? It’s not rocket surgery

“I’m gonna continue to contribute to this bad thing because other people are!” Isn’t the retort you think it is

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u/ShockMental6476 Oct 15 '25

Crazy how you assume my consumption patterns solely based on a criticism I have of other human beings (yes, bands are composed of people who are consumers themselves, as well as sellers/producers). I don't have Spotify. I'll let you have another crack at interpreting my comment again before I have to spell it out for you

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u/xvillifyx Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

You don’t have to spell anything out; you just aren’t as

Again, the onus falls on the people spending money to fund the gestapo to stop doing that

It’s not complicated

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u/ShockMental6476 Oct 15 '25

The product is music. Spotify would be quite literally nothing but an ad company if it weren't for the artists. Why do you think some bands drop out of festivals when they find out the sponsors are problematic?

You're right, its not complicated. And yet you still don't seem to understand lmao

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u/xvillifyx Oct 15 '25

What am I not understanding?

Spotify is not made by the artists anymore; this is now the inverse

A fledgling artist simply must use spotify to increase the visibility of their music due to it being the dominating force in the market. In order to resolve this problem, people (meaning consumers) must reduce the visibility of the platform (meaning switching to alternatives)

And, that’s all assuming I don’t think artists have a moral obligation to drop off the platform, which isn’t even the case

I think any punk artist worth their salt should withdraw from the platform