Comment by specproc

There are two big offers with streaming services: catalogue and curation (playlists, up next).

On curation, taking one's time to do that oneself is arguably superior. You get to know your music better, tailor the collection to your tastes, discovery and growth is active not passive.

If you're really into a band or genre you'll also run into the limits of Spotify's collection. Artists have missing albums, some artists aren't there at all. It's not as bad as film and TV, where six subs are required to cover a broad range of viewing, but that's the enshittification pathway.

Also, real music people hate the mainstream, man.