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spotify is a whole different dragon that needs slaying...

I've never used it :) I went from CDs and FLAC files to YouTube Music.

you did the right thing... i had it for a while, but I've repented for my sins

I think this is a larger point that most people are missing in this conversation.

Absolutely, and its a problem that has plagued creativity for all time - it simply isn't valued by society as it should be.

I have written so much on that topic recently.