Piracy :3
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Not to be a party pooper but piracy too is run by the devil. You dont notice it because its more hidden that the fuckfaces at google, meta, amazon etc but its still run by mobsters and people like (but not specifically) andrew tate.
Piracy groups dont do and release things just for fun you know :p
Source: ive dug a bit too deep into console piracy scenes since gamecube-days. Its all ran by one fuckface : Max 'MAXiMiLiEN' Louarn.
The fuckwad has ran off with millions in tool sales, ad revenue, and downloads while he gives 0 shits about bricking your consoles. If apple or whoever is bad for such practice's, he is too.
And thats just console piracy stuff, im sure movies, series and music is the same thing, or worse
What the hell are you talking about? There's still lots of peer to peer trackers and most make their money asking users for donations or selling premium status. I've been using some for years and haven't spent a dollar.
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if you are paying money to pirate something than you are pirating wrong
Did i say i am paying to pirate?
Tidal and Deezer are pretty devilish as they support Israel
FUCK! I switched from spotify to Tidal... Any other paid app you can recommend that isn't supporting a genocide and generally less shitty to artists, and like everyone?
EDIT: Qobuz seems to be recommended, gonna have a look... or maybe do some light sailing... really don't want to go back to doing fucking interviews for what.cd (now-defunct) and spend hours organising shit.
Well shit. Guess it's time to self host....
Wait... Am I the devil now?
Yes, unless you share access to it with me :3
Did you know you can play music without a service?
Get music, press play. Amazing!
Been doing it for decades
soma.fm I've discovered a lot of cool artists. Love the groove salad channel.
80 underground is soo nice too, love soma
Fantastic recommendation. Thanks!
I usually just use YouTube
isn't run by the devil
Free and ad-free music streaming (even with some limited local downloads!) supported through many public libraries:
Create your account with your public library card and gain access to all the music unlimited ad-free streaming. I also get 5 free downloads of songs a week for local storage, but I don't know if that varies by library. There is a web client and the Android app is pretty decent too.
This is cool. Not avilable in Drumpf land though.
Sadly I'm in the same type of land, but it is available in my library system. In my state, you are allowed to get a library card at any public library in the state. Even if your public library system may not have it, the next down over and if your state works the same as mine, you could get a library card there and use the service for free.
Texas:
Alabama:
South Carolina:
Waaah, we don't have this. We have Hoopla music but the catalog looks so random. Somehow the freaking Lakeland library system has that but not Hillsborough? I will ask them I guess. I keep the YouTube music because the family plan is ok and the kids & husband use the videos, and their catalog is deep and interface getting better.
Just pirate, use a decent vpn and soulseek. For a vpn, I would reccomend proton or mullvad, soulseek is a peer to peer music sharing program. Extremely higb quality music. If you get into DAP's check out fiio for neat music players.
If you live in Canada, CBC Radio/Music. Fucking banger songs and everyone sleeps on CBC Radio/Music.
Soulseek. It's Napster for today. I share an ass load on there.
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