Stephen Downes

I've had this item in the queue for a couple of weeks while I followed up some of the links (and qobuz in particular) and pursued other topics. But I didn't want to let it just pass by - Spotify is one of those services that is trying to consolidate the entire sector, underpay artists, overcharge audiences, and wreck a part of the open internet - podcasting - that lets ordinary people talk to each other. I've gone through some awful streaming services over the years and settled on Tidal, which I see here is more fair to artists than most. It could all be done better, though (I confess to also enjoying and sharing live concerts on YouTube and if there are any other real way to watch and listen to these I'd be open to it).