Spotify is the future and end of music
Spotify is the place in technology where my deep appreciation of what ‘average normal people’ care about and what I (as a geek and music collector) care about are at odds.
In some way or form, I suspect that what Spotify is or does is going to be the way music is commonly distributed. Its all going to be out there, subscription based for the masses to consume all-you-can-eat. The ability to listen to what you want, when you want, and not really ‘own’ anything is probably the way most average consumers care for it to work, but not the way I feel very comfortable working. I feel the need to ‘own’ my media… and the idea of it being on-demand out there for everyone just feels strange to me. It feels as if the music is losing its soul or becoming a commodity. I can see where the future is going and I don’t like it. It is a weird and uncommon feeling and makes me feel old despite having gone 100% digital.
