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It gets worse ("Spotify wants to suggest songs based on your emotions"): https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55839655
Time to switch to a better alternative.
Make a list of all artists/songs/playlists you enjoy.
Subscribe for a month to either Tidal or Qoobuz.
Rip all songs, albums etc in FLAC via https://github.com/yaronzz/Tidal-Media-Downloader-PRO or https://github.com/ImAiiR/QobuzDownloaderX.
Sit back, relax and stream the highest quality music completely offline without any tracking via Quod Libet (https://github.com/quodlibet/quodlibet).
~~2) You don't own anything. You merely stream it, which still requires an internet connection.~~
you can download music with Freezer.
Thanks for the clarification, I couldn't find anything mentioning downloading music on their git.
Since I just listen to songs there, I don't see the potential danger. When Funkwhale will get more attention, I'll create there an account too. (And maybe will switch). I have a FOSS app for listening podcasts. (AntennaPod) But I really start to think Spotify AI is shit because it recommends me songs I hate. I select songs for myself better like letting them do for me.
And I use a VPN, and a Spoti app for mobile, that has trackers nulled and ad-free made by a friend. I run Spotify as a Chromium web-app on desktop.
A VPN probably costs less, and will be useful for longer. No need to rip when you can sail (unless it's not on the seas yet).