The problem is this was the exact narrative used by everyone to plug this book: "Spotify is bad" without really giving any alternatives or answers.
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In Strict Tempo, vol. 71: Bad Mood Machine
I finally got my hands on a copy of Liz Pelly’s Mood Machine - the takedown of Spotify that’s had everyone talking since a section of it was published online late last year.
"There have been times where people are like, 'I read your book and then I canceled Spotify and I got Apple Music!' That kind of misses a lot of the point that this book lands on." – 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 author Liz Pelly

Liz Pelly on the Impact of Her Anti-Spotify Book ‘Mood Machine’ and Where We Go From Here
“The point is to encourage people to reject the idea that it’s a one-click solution.”