The original post was a self post on Reddit. Nothing official or any statement about a change in policy. Hacker newsdid nothing but host the link to Reddit. This is just a reddit post with extra steps.

This is one person’s problem being amplified into a headline that will make news. Stop with this echo chamber bullshit. Click through to the article, learn happened so context is included, then judge it. Fucking clowns who can’t be bothered to know why they are mad, just like getting getting mad as their hobby.

Well I didn’t use them much in the past, but I guess I’m not using them at all anymore lol

Fuck all those companies who took over music for money. I have a shitload of vinyl, 8-tracks, cassettes, and CDs and I will lend them out for free! Although, if you don’t have a player for any of these media, we rent them. /s

lol. every day I’m thankful I never did any music streaming and opted for a music library instead.

my music library has changed a lot over the years, but I’ve never needed to pay a sub or stream my own music. its just there on my local devices.

highly recommend people start and maintain a library in the same way. (also makes it easier to keep your flacs organized if you’re a sound nerd.)