> If you re-frame Spotify as a way to discover music, it's not worthless.
It is to me, though. I don't need another way to discover music. I have that well-covered.
And by "buy music", I wasn't referring to a way to pay artists (that would be a followup question if I didn't already know that part). I mean, can I download the music in a high-quality, open-standard, format?
I thought Spotify only did streaming, and I am not interested in a streaming service.
Sounds like you’re not in Spotify’s market if you don’t want to stream and you don’t care about discovery. It’s probably not the right service for you.
No secrets. I get recommendations from my friends, I keep track of what musicians/producers/etc. were involved in producing music that I love, and seek out what other works they were involved in, etc. I pay attention to incidental music I come across and pursue it.
I've been doing this for decades and as a result, I have a very eclectic collection that covers almost all genres. This approach may not work for everyone, but it works very well for me.
It is to me, though. I don't need another way to discover music. I have that well-covered.
And by "buy music", I wasn't referring to a way to pay artists (that would be a followup question if I didn't already know that part). I mean, can I download the music in a high-quality, open-standard, format?
I thought Spotify only did streaming, and I am not interested in a streaming service.