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They’d been saving up for the premium tier. The adverts were so… well bad: brands shouting at you, “but this!”, “reduced!”, “special offer!”. They were all about stuff. Sure, the ads were relevant but they were tired of the interruptions: boring messages getting in the way of their conversations. And now they had access. The Company had a new programme, something about the data rights or something. Whatever, they had access. So now, no more boring sales messages. There were still breaks of course, but now they were funny, human. They were little stories. Real people, recognisable places, hummable tunes.