Hard to argue against it when you get memory holed by playlist entry removals by a cloud service. Much easier living having everything at `.config/mpd/playlists` with git history.

Still very much alive! Just not as popular with the advent of $10/mo all-you-can-eat streaming services.

This. I do use Spotify, but this has nothing to do with my local music collection. Admittedly, mostly pirated.