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Netflix is raising their prices again. Spotify just raised their prices… (feddit.online)

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Streaming prices are out of hand. What are cheaper alternatives?

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[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Streaming is not frugal by definition since you don't own anything.

Buy from Bandcamp, own and stream forever for a cheap price
Torrent movies
Torrent or Soulseek music
Listen to podcasts, there are billions of those, it will last forever
Free music on SomaFM, ByteFM, Radio Paradise, Shoutcast, etc.
YouTube client like NewPipe if you have Android to listen to music

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Buy from Bandcamp, own and stream forever for a cheap price

It's also important to emphasize that artists make more from a Bandcamp purchase than if you had just streamed a few times on Shitify.

You would need to listen to a song 400+ times on Spotify to earn the artist $1. Or you could throw them a buck on Bandcamp Friday and get to download it forever. Plus the artist gets paid immediately from the Bandcamp purchase instead of quarterly streaming royalties.

[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then my favourite artist has earned more from me streaming her music on tidal than if I'd bought her entire discography.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good!

Care to share the artist name?

[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Eivør, there's one person on tidal who listened to her more than me. I can only assume it's a Faroese coma patient who's relatives have put her on repeat in the hospital room in the hopes they'll be brought back stranger things style.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Turns out I know of her from seeing a short of her (or a fan?) belting the intro to Enn in a parking garage. Never knew the artist name til now, but I never forgot that melody. Thanks for reintroducing me!

[–] ketamine_analogue@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

Soulseek is love, Soulseek is life.