I could've written that piece in high school (and I probably did) about a random popular radio channel, or the billboard top 100. Even if it was big label (and

I could've written that piece in high school (and I probably did) about a random popular radio channel, or the billboard top 100. Even if it was big label (and ad) driven instead of algorithm (and ad) driven, I honestly don't see a practical difference. I always prided myself (this is a remorseful confession, not a boast) in discovering small bands no one had heard of, either later becoming big or not, this going back to the 90s and back. I also took issue with hipsters becoming a term in the mid oughts, because I thought they made me look like a douche (which I saw no irony in). But to my point: I see absolutely no difference in now and then in the music stage, other than global scope since the rise of the internet. There is of course a lot of stuff that isn't on Spotify, but the barrier of entry to their service seems minimal, as you can regularly discover bandcamp level indie music on there. I can listen to bigger names now on account of being mature enough to acknowledge good music wherever it comes from, but I generally still scavenge blogs, bandcamp and Spotify's discover weekly (which I feel matches what you feed it through play history). I'm inclined to say that Spotify is providing a higher yield than other venues in regards to quality discovery for me.