I have a folder of MP3s, some of which date back to 1999, just a few years after the format was popularised. Most of them have utterly terrible names (think RIDEONAM.MP3). I think at this point they might even survive the heat death of the universe. And they’ll still be terribly-organised.
Spotify is the last subscription I have. I’m otherwise completely free of big tech.
The reason I can’t let it go is because I actually would never find new music I like without it’s algorithm. I’ve found such good music based off it’s recommendations. I know I could still find these bands without a premium subscription. But, music is a big part of my life and I just don’t want to faff around when trying to find some music I like. For the same reason I think I’d struggle to self host my music because it’d totally fail to work at the worst times no doubt
I’m a bit old fashioned, when I want new music I listen to the radio, I get that doesn’t work for everyone though :)
The radio? But there’s so many commercials!
There’s even more radio stations. When one goes to commercial, I channel hop. :)