Most of the comments here are people that use Spotify complaining about Spotify. I don’t understand what makes it a “sticky” service that people feel they have to put up with.
They have many competitors, and tools to copy your music selections between services exist. For example:
The API, for example. It's a ton of fun to bang out toy projects.
Just the other day I built my own podcast picker script that curates a playlist of subscribed podcast episodes in exactly the way I want (balance-wise/order-wise). Sounds minor, but it has been huge for my smart-home listening experience, given how terrible the out-of-box podcast experience is with Alexa.
They have many competitors, and tools to copy your music selections between services exist. For example:
https://www.tunemymusic.com/
Also, Spotify pays musicians less than most other services:
https://www.dittomusic.com/blog/how-much-do-music-streaming-...
Spotify’s pricing is also inline with competitors. I don’t get it.