There’s not a lot of nuance in this situation. Suffice it to say, Rogan is one of those dudes who loves to “do his own research,” which includes chatting up guests who not only slander COVID vaccines and common-sense public health measures such as wearing masks, but deny the science of climate change and spout Klan-friendly theories about race. There’s no need for me to amplify these claims. Namely, the various demagogues and quacks who are spreading misinformation about COVID, and thus turning our current public health crisis into a culture-war industry. Then, a week ago, Neil Young - who had clearly given the matter more thought - told Spotify that he wanted his music removed from the service if it continued to provide a platform for Rogan’s most insidious guests. The problem was that I kept hearing online murmurings about Spotify’s partnership with Joe Rogan, the alpha bro podcaster.Īs a loyal American consumer, I ignored this partnership and its moral implications for as long as I could. They got paid when I listened to their songs (maybe not enough, but something.) And I wasn’t exploiting the artists I loved. I was finally able to wean myself from my allegiance to the idea of “owning” music, which took the form of a massive and now useless trove of cassettes and CDs, and transitioned into an ambivalent decade spent amassing a 10,000-song i-Tunes library.
The kid introduced me to dozens of artists and hundreds of great songs, most of which I wouldn’t have found without him and our Spotify connection. I was urged to subscribe to Spotify, after many years of resisting streaming services, by my music-loving 13-year-old son, Jude, who immediately recognized the service as a kind of immense digital jukebox, one that made the quest to find new music joyfully convenient.Īfter a lengthy period of using Spotify’s free service, the one with achingly repetitive ads, Jude convinced me two months ago to throw off the shackles of cheapskate-dadism and get the premium subscription, so both of us could stream to our hearts delight. Let’s start with a couple of unassailable truths: I really like Spotify, and I am a big fan of facts and science. Neil Young (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) requested that his music be removed from the streaming service, if it continued to provide a platform for Rogan's most insidious guests. Schwartz/Getty Images) hosted guests on his Spotify podcast who have spread misinformation about COVID-19.
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