• Steve@communick.news
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    18 hours ago

    I still have the original Google Play Music All Access intro deal of $7.99/month from 2013.
    They contractually can’t raise the price on me ever. 12 years so far.

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      18 hours ago

      I couldn’t keep paying for it in good conscience when they killed the original Play Music app and along with it: their awesome selection of curated playlists, the best library organization I’ve seen before or since, and the critical one, the ability to upload your own music that wasn’t available already. I just can’t stand YouTube as a music organization platform.

      Edit: Oh! And not to mention the I’m Feeling Lucky button that somehow no one else has managed to replicate.

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        11 hours ago

        But in exchange for loosing those music features, I gained ad free YouTube Premium.
        So yah, I keep the subscription.

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        18 hours ago

        I really miss that “I’m feeling lucky” button. I found a lot of good music with that.

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        11 hours ago

        That’s how much I pay for YouTube Premium.

        I also buy CDs, or Bandcamp downloads directly for those I really like, and want to donate to.
        I “curate” whole discographies of stuff that I want to “archive”.
        But when someone recommends music I haven’t heard of, I load up their most popular stuff on YouTube Music and listen to a bunch there, ad free. Then decide if or how I obtain more.