Pete Prodoehl 🍕Feb 28, 2025

Resistance can be as simple as using certain terms:

"online video" instead of "YouTube video".

"online search" instead of "Google Search" (or "do a search" instead of "google it".)

"music playlist" instead of "Spotify playlist".

Do not give these company any free advertising by using their names.

Do not make them the default term for something.

Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕Feb 28, 2025

Also, fuck Spotify! While I am trying more and more to *not* use Google as often at least I can say I've sent no money or goodwill to Spotify.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/spotify-military-industrial-complex-daniel-ek-prima-materia-helsing

How Spotify Is Quietly Supporting the Military-Industrial Complex

Unbeknownst to most users, Spotify has a secret endeavor—backing the efforts of war.

In These Times
Show threadpawkypaulMar 1, 2025

@rasterweb
A reminder that #SoundCloud is a European-based alternative to #spotify

This track still gets me every time (correct link this time!)
https://m.soundcloud.com/declanwelshandthedecadentwest/walk-a-mile-in-gaza

Walk A Mile In Gaza

Stream Walk A Mile In Gaza by Declan Welsh and The Decadent West on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

SoundCloud
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@paulb3017 @rasterweb Not a lot of billboard top 40s artists are actually on Soundcloud, or even just artists under a label. It's only an alternative if it actually has music people listen to. You could swap to Deezer or Tidal or YouTube Music or whatever other music streaming streaming service but like, everything has the same issue because the problem is with the business model. Suppose the best you can do is set up a plex/jellyfin server with your personal collection.
Jul 8, 2025 at 3:31pmWeb
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕Jul 8, 2025

@mdstevens0612 @paulb3017 "the best you can do is set up a plex/jellyfin server with your personal collection..."

And I did!

I don't use any streaming service. I occasionally find music on YouTube, download it, convert it, and add it to my own library.

(Granted, I don't tend to listen to top 40s or pop music.)