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Just a reminder that if you're a #Spotify customer, you're paying the platform to give anti-vax, conspiracy-theory podcaster Joe Rogan $250M to spread dangerous misinformation.

I switched to Deezer. There are many other choices: Apple, Amazon, Tidal, Qobuz and others. If you are the type to abandon Twitter because of Musk, why pay Spotify to make Joe Rogan wealthy and the world less informed?

https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/joe-rogan-renews-spotify-deal-not-exclusive-1235895424/

@Augie Ray Since I'm being personally called out by your post, I'll give an honest answer: it took me years to finally leave Twitter, during which I was (re-)building my social network on the #Fediverse in parallel. And sure, Joe Rogan's presence on Spotify is awful, but it is incomparable in magnitude to Musk's takeover of Twitter in terms of impact on the platform itself. And then there's the Family Account aspect, moving off Spotify wouldn't impact just me, but my partner as well, so the move cost is higher.