Yeah, no Linux app, and no third party apps as far as I'm aware. I really liked the GTK app Spot. But for me, Spotify was no longer an option - I deleted my Spotify account before I found an alternative.

[–] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Why was Spotify no longer an option? Was it, y'know… Or was it something else?

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There's several issues, but for me it was:

Supporting questionable podcasters like Gwyneth Paltrow and Joe Rogan - I do not want my money to go to these people
Not supporting the artists I actually listen to
Lobbying the EU against AI regulation, which goes directly against my opinions and preferences, again not something I want my money to be spent on

All of this new stuff is bad, but I already decided that this was not a company I want to support. They seem to represent everything I hate.

[–] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, so the overall stuff. All the usual reasons. Or at least the ones I would think of. Paying bucks to make a free format "proprietary" while not paying shit to artists.

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah, I'm not all that original. :)

Forgot to mention their efforts to ruin podcasts for everyone. I refuse to listen though anything else than independent podcast clients.