From 0a7b02b5e9f5f77bc20ff60b5afb8dfd15b1a7de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Prokoph Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 18:49:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Archive=20the=20project=20=E2=80=93=20bye=20bye?= =?UTF-8?q?=20Spotify!?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Thanks for all the support throughout the years :) --- README.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e158392..4537343 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +## Archival Notice – bye bye Spotify! +This theme has been archived, as I've stopped using Spotify for ethical concerns. +Not only do artists (especially smaller ones) get [paid miserably](https://www.statista.com/chart/26100/average-amount-of-streams-needed-to-reach-payout-of-dollar1/), but the company leadership invests money in [questionable AI weapon producers](https://djmag.com/news/spotifys-daniel-ek-leads-eu600-million-investment-ai-military-defence-company) and [shady politicians](https://mixmag.net/read/spotify-donates-150000-trumps-inauguration-hosts-brunch-president-news). As of recently, they've also started a [legal crackdown on mobile Spotify mods](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgFCC9haqB4) – while Spicetify remains unaffected by this, who knows if it'll be next. +If you want to continue using Spotify and this theme, feel free to fork it :) +Otherwise, consider actually buying music – at least from your favourite small artists – or switch to another streaming service (there are many to choose from).

Retroblur

Spicetify theme with lots of blur, animations, hacks, gradients and retro elements.