I’m in a dilemma, I think ownership of media is important, but the convenience of Spotify and the algorithm of new music that it suggests has helped me find amazing artists that I wouldn’t have heard of otherwise.
Fellow sailors, what are your thoughts, and how do you personally listen to music?
Owning your own media gives it value, rather than it being a convenient commodity at a click. And it’s something Big Music Corp. cannot take from you once it’s yours. It’s yours forever.
Edit. I’ll add to that that when you own the media you can then convert it to whichever new device/format/quality is trending on the day.
I do both. It doesn’t have to be one or the other.