[mathrawka]

If you are paying for 2 indie artists, why not just support them directly by buying music directly from them?

[cdcarter]

Or support them in ways that actually net them any reasonable amount of money, buying merch or tickets.

[dllthomas]

Or, y'know, direct contributions.

[newsum]

he/she didn't exactly mean "2 indie artists"...just listening to bands who had an extremely low percentage of streams on Spotify.

[mathrawka]

s/indie//

Does that change the argument any?

[newsum]

Yes, because buying merch and donations are one-time deals. No one is buying the same shirt from their favorite band every month but they are sure listening to their music every month. And if the the lionshare of my own subscription is going to Lady Gaga just because she released a new album...well that makes no sense in any business.