The Pansentient League's Guide to Spotify

the idea of your public library being what you turn to for universal music access seems so much more interesting than it being dictated by the major labels and streaming services, who are going to try to reduce the cost of content at every turn to shape what you hear.

Consumers transitioned from the ownership of physical CDs and Digital MP3s to accessing an unlimited catalog of music, for $9.99 / month (a price that has not changed almost 13 years later).