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 threadChuck MillerSep 7, 2025
@rasterweb I've got a personal record collection. I've got a personal CD collection. The music of today sucks eggs. Therefore I have no need for Spotify in any way shape or form.
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕Sep 7, 2025
@chuckthewriter I’ve got a decades old music collection that I’ve been adding new bands from the last few years to… it doesn’t all suck! You might find some gems.
Show threadChuck Miller
@rasterweb That's entirely possible. It's just, sometimes when I do listen to a country music station, I joke with my girlfriend that you can't go four songs on a modern country music channel without somebody singing about drinking whiskey. And most times we can't get through three songs.
Sep 7, 2025 at 12:42pmWeb
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕Sep 7, 2025
@chuckthewriter The only “country” I ever listen to is Johnny Cash. 🙂