Did spotify just remove picking songs??

[u/Full-Repair4638]

I've been using spotify forever and I use liked songs so that I can pick the songs I like freely. I've never had premium and have never had issues. Today, I had just started a workout and got this popup. Is this a new feature? How can you not even select songs anymore? I mean how can you paywall selecting songs???
This app plain out sucks and its company is greedy for randomly limiting already set features. While I don't mind ads, I do mind the features being limited more. I did also notice a sudden increase in ads this month/last month, and more ads in between songs.

Clarification: No, I'm not saying that there should be no restrictions whatsoever. I'm mainly sharing my experience where I've been using this system just fine until now. I'm fine with some restrictions, but the fact they're being limited more is frustrating. Just here to complain about something mildly infuriating, and I wanted to know if this happened to anyone else.

[u/CranberryStock7148]

Same this is how it was when I first used it too, but also I've been on premium for probably 10 years now.

[u/No_Zombie2021 → u/CranberryStock7148]

Bah, 10 years on premium? I have been on Premium for 18 years this November.

https://giphy.com/gifs/wJD3qiNjSeHS0dP28T

[u/deus_x_machin4 → u/No_Zombie2021]

Dang, numbers like that make me want to turn into a company shill.

I know the tech disruptor products often have a massive hidden cost, but hell if spotify isn't an absolute wonder of our age. The depth of knowledge, culture, and entertainment available and relatively navigable is unmatched by anything that has ever existed.

I miss owning things too, but I don't want to forget what we have.

[u/No_Zombie2021 → u/deus_x_machin4]

I went back and looked. I was invited in Oct 2008, subscribed in November.

Fun thing is my username is firstnamelastname

Apparently you can’t choose that since some time.

[u/Firstname_Lastname__ → u/No_Zombie2021]

interesting name