I did it to em

I used to use a cracked Spotify apk that calculated how much revenue your streams generate (which wasn't fully accurate bc they won't give u anything under x number of streams, but it's a ballpark) and over 4 months all my streams didn't even pay for a month of Spotify. Fuck that I'll get a shirt

Not gonna say the way I acquire and listen to music is the most ethical, but I generally feel better about my relationship with the artists I listen to this way. Im also on average giving them more money, when otherwise 95% of my subscription would just go to whatever streaming company instead

Soulseek is often just what I use when someone doesn't have their work offered anywhere to buy directly, because I don't use streaming at all. In those cases though I like to buy merch or physical releases to supplement

Getting too faded while the LSD ost plays, then having a panic attack because I dreamed of the grey man in the violence district and I know he's going to fucking get me