To me it is the “in any way” at the end. I can’t possibly understand the blind desire to distort reality by using mere words.

Maybe I was too hyperbolic, but when I read the original Anna's Archive announcement post, I appreciated their dedication to archiving content that may be lost one day. They called the effort "Backing up Spotify" and emphasized the good that opening the data could do. It's not about enabling piracy.

Following Anna's logic, I was calling on Spotify to stop "investigating" archivists. Spotify could instead be engaging constructively here, with Anna's Archive, Internet Archive, or other groups.

I was looking for a song recently and can't find it. The artist was banned from YouTube and looks like they took their album off Spotify. An archive like this is good for preserving stuff from smaller artists like that

It is, should the artist agree to have their music put online for you to access for free

Sometimes you don’t need a Stallman to be right.

Yet there is a Stallman anyway.

A “bit”? This is self-immolation as an ad, posing as moral superiority.

People love free things and despise things that come with a cost. Tale as old as time.

Watching these gives me a strong feeling of unease. Art-wise, it is a very beautiful project.

No trolling on my side, I think having people who think just like you is a triumph for humanity. As we approach times far darker and manipulation takes smarter shapes, a cynical mind is worth many trophies.

Most people dislike their government, they however comply with it in the dimensions that matter.

The difference is that every time a new company is founded, it's a clean slate for which tools are used.

You still need to play to the constraints of the market, which come in hard and soft varieties.

What's also funny about that quote is that by "deep research" she's likely referring to googling the answer or using Wikipedia. Remember when Wikipedia was loathed by high school teachers?

That’s so kind of them.