(persuasive essay)

More than 250 days have passed since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, but the controversy over the consumption of enemy content continues to this day.

In their defense, pro-russian content consumers give not very convincing arguments: “We live in a free country…”, “That’s a hate speech!”, “Does it matter?”, “It won’t stop the war”, “I like that track, so what?”… However, they will be very upset when they finish reading my essay.

Firstly, streaming = money. For example, for 1,000 streamings on Spotify, a Russian musician receives approximately 1 euro, of which 5-15 eurocents go to taxes to the Rashist federation. You are literally stuffing their pockets with your own hands!

Secondly, you track’s probably illegal to listen. On June 19, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law (No. 7273-d) about the public performance and display of phonograms and music videos performed and (or) produced by a singer who is or was at any time after 1991 a citizen of the Terrorist State, with the exception of former citizens of Russia who are or at the time of death were citizens of Ukraine and don’t have (or didn’t have at the time of death) russian citizenship. You don’t want to get fined for the prohibited playlist, do you?

Thirdly, that’s absurd! Russian pop is primitive, it doesn’t bring new meanings to the world culture. I don’t think Morgenstern has more intellectual texts than KAZKA.

You are what you listen to. Musical preferences best reveal a person’s personality. Quality music develops taste. If you easily allow Russians to “jump” over your ears, it says a lot about your self-respect and national identity. I advise you to rethink your “Favorites” and look for a quality alternative in thematic chats/music clubs.

We judge each other by playlists. Now it’s your time to be a cool conscious DJ at the friend’s party!