Critics note the irony: those refusing Spotify to avoid “financing war” still participate in a system where daily consumption, taxes, and investments support massive defense contractors receiving hundreds of billions annually. The boycott is more symbolic than effective.

Many join the anti‑Spotify trend to signal moral awareness, fearing their streams indirectly finance war. But Spotify’s investment is minuscule compared to $2.4 trillion in Pentagon contracts 2020‑2024. Most personal or corporate spending already contributes far more to military funding.

For each listener, a simple solution is to not rely on views, play counts, or ads to decide what is “good.” Try giving new artists a chance and judge music by your own taste. A few minutes of open-minded listening can reveal far more than any trending metric.

This bias toward the familiar is actively exploited in marketing: advertisers reinforce recognition to trigger trust, while large budgets shape trends by saturating media channels. As a result, what becomes “popular” often reflects financial influence rather than organic listener preference.

For emerging artists, small units of listener engagement carry disproportionately high value. A single play, like, or save acts as a critical signal within recommendation systems, amplifying visibility far more effectively than identical interactions with established musicians.

Human preference for familiar, socially validated information is well-documented in behavioral psychology. This bias reduces cognitive load and perceived risk. However, in the musical domain, such protective mechanisms are unnecessary, as listening itself poses no real threat.

That's why it seems like “Spotify sucks.” But if you look deeper, the platform simply reflects human nature. The bigger the mirror, the more you can see.

It’s not about the owners. The real problem is users and artists: people prone to greed and indifference. They game algorithms, inflate listener counts, buy streams, and constantly invent new ways to cheat the system. The larger the audience, the more such schemes inevitably appear.

Spotify isn’t “bad.” To get to the root, it’s just the biggest streaming platform. Where the scale is largest, problems concentrate. Not because Spotify is terrible, but because more people means more chances for bad behavior, and issues multiply naturally. It’s scale, not the software.

Of course, there's no accounting for taste. But here's an example:
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Hi. This is indeed a great track. But it seems like you're stuck in the past. There's a lot of great music out there these days, you just have to search for it. Algorithm recommendations often only use trending music.

It's a shame. Nothing lasts forever. Three of Moscow's oldest clubs have already closed down too. No revenue.

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A very eclectic mix; it seems you haven't decided which style you like best.

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