same here. been a paying customer for 2 years, a soundcloud listener for 5+. this is where i switch back to downloading music off russian pirate websites.
well, life isn't all sunshines and rainbows after all :)
i'm glad there are lots of people who think just like i do and are ready to sacrifice convenience for the sake of privacy
As a bonus you may even get discount codes for your VPN!
For real tho, fuck all those rent-seeking control freaks. Piracy was almost dead, we had a good deal. But no, it's never enough, so here we are.
Also, some piracy boards are actually pretty steady, nice and cool communities, and listing to local files feels way more intentional.