cat_fishingNetflix is raising their prices again. Spotify just raised their prices…
Streaming is not frugal by definition since you don’t own anything.
eezeebeeBuy 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_NavarreThen my favourite artist has earned more from me streaming her music on tidal than if I’d bought her entire discography.
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.