What do you mean 'You don't use Spotify'?
I don’t think I’ve ever chatted with someone before about computer-related stuff and been met with an open-mouthed look of utter astonishment.
I explained my preference for buying and ripping CDs and other physical media, and DRM-free downloads, and for listening to Internet radio streams (I’m still very much enjoying RadioFreeFedi at the moment).
How could I, someone who is not just friendly with computers but is Very Online, not use Spotify? Seemingly, it just didn’t add up.
To my interlocutor - a person of a similar age to me - it seems that “music” and “Spotify” are interchangeable terms.
To them, the ability to pay a monthly fee and have temporary access to a load of music was a great deal. So good, that they got rid of their physical media.
That’s not an approach which holds any appeal to me. I don’t want to be tied into a monthly subscription for music. But we all value different things.
