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[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Enshittification everywhere. Selfhosting forever

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Generally I agree, but spotify has just recently started to reach the point of profitability. And with high interest rates and reduced venture capital, its now or never for them. I, as a paying customer, haven't felt this enshittification. But if they make that turn, then I'll quickly resort to self-hosting digital music purchases, Lidarr, and Plex.

Also as a service I think it’s much more polished and better working than its competitors, even if it is shiftier for free users.

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is just for the free tier. The subscription is still a fair price and good service right now. They haven't fucked it up yet, tho I don't care for all the audiobooks and podcasts. But, there's definitely worse things they could be doing and be getting away with.