I am extremely proud to say I don't pay for Spotify Premium because the free version has way too many advertisements that make me want to throw my headphones 🎧 at the wall. To some degree I believe music should be a human right. Just like the financial system of Fiat money, Few musicians are doing well. Many thousands more make pennies on the dollar, I'm not paying Spotify to suck away profit they Don't share proportionately with the artists (by percentage of profits, not lump sum) Spotify is robbing Artists who should be paid fairly. It's never ever going to sit well with me they have chosen the path of ruthless authoritarianism and financial dominance over financial democracy - PAY the artists who actually make your app possible, before I pay you.Plus they are raising prices constantly, lots of playlists have been lost, and they keep clamping down on hacked version of Premium, a company that makes north of 1.5 Billion pounds a month, the people "cheating" you are a drop in the ocean and a blip on any radar. What has gone wrong is the Listeners like myself, have given Spotify the Monopoly in terms of winning the streaming wars. If we all seek out a free version of premium (also serving as a much needed advertisement blocker relief valve) we can break their monopoly and demand action that you PAY THE MUSICIANS that use your service. Stop cheating them out and keeping all the subscription money to yourselfAlso I did pay for premium one time. I paid, end of story. If buying isn't owning then pirating premium isn't stealing, I feel no remorse whatsoever. I feel justified in taking my stance. I want my favourite bands and solo artists to reap the rewards, NOT the platform. Work on your double-standards. As for quality, yes Premium is the only way. Started to feel like Free tier is the audible equivalent to a dark and humid abandoned tunnel defaced by graffiti. How wrong is it that the poorest in society have to listen to all the bs they can't afford, while wealthier clients IE those who could actually afford from vendors and businesses, are free from the inconvenience of listening to all the things they can afford.It's ONLY thanks to the hackers, I can tolerate Spotify. I gave up on the free version long ago. Free Spotify?! It's like asking you if you want bread, you say yes and in return all you get is unwanted crusts. Still edible, but it's not bread it's crust. Don't do mental gymnastics with Me by saying "hurry Durr but, but crust comes from bread, technically it's bread, be grateful"That dodging responsibility corporate snake attitude doesn't wash with me. Never had, never will. The butt end of music is not music. I dare you to Call a spade a spade. The Spotify free tier - is the greatest Troll of the 21st century. Nuff said. PAY your artists, Fairly!
