I’m not “paying money to pirate”. I’m paying money for privacy, and filesharing is part of that. I would still be using a VPN even if everything I downloaded was public domain.

Do they really say “Users personal data’s”?

VPNs would still be in business if illegal filesharing didn’t exist. I don’t think you could say the same for sharehosters.

I discover new music through Discord groups, YouTube, and Internet radio.

That’s crazy to think that you need Spotify to discover new music.

This right here is one of many reasons why you should download your purchases. Protect your collection from the inherent instability of capitalism.

Ouch, I hit the learning curb

I wasn’t aware of that. I quit using them when they switched from whole songs to clips.

You speak 4 languages, but not Esperanto?