I heard a YouTuber say today, "We are now available wherever you get your podcast; that means that an audio format of the show is now available on both Spotify and on Apple Music/Podcasts,“ and, like…isn't the contradiction of the first half against merely 2 (technically 3) locations not glaringly obvious?

Like, I get that most people don't conceive of things on their computers, anymore, in terms of files and there's a convenience to going to a centralized service to browse for a particular thing (podcasts, in this case) but…it's still annoying that we're shoving things which still, currently, – with relative frequency – can be accessed not behind proprietary, paywalled locations into these locations that're beyond collective control.

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[–] [S] 3 points 11 months ago

Oh, I know; that's why I mentioned

there’s a convenience to going to a centralized service to browse for a particular thing

And I don't necessarily know the right solution; I was somewhat just venting about the issue I recognize, even if I don't have the countering solution. But it's definitely a part that needs to, also, be considered, for sure.

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