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That totally stops working when people start YouTube autoplay or similar ML-based picker. It makes discovery of niche artists practically zero-friction.
by praptak 7y ago
That totally stops working when people start YouTube autoplay or similar ML-based picker. It makes discovery of niche artists practically zero-friction.
- londons_explore 7y agoExcept the ML based picker soon learns that people like to hear music they've heard before too, so recommends popular tracks disproportionately often, amplifying the effect.
- ehnto 7y agoI used Spotify to find a bunch of great new artists with one of their "Made for You" daily playlsits. Now, either the shopping center near me has great taste, or they got the same "Made for Them" playlist I got. Because they are playing some great music, which has never been the case before. Normally malls, stores and other public venues have the same Top 40 playlist fed to them by a corporate subscription as everywhere else. This makes me wonder if Spotify isn't a tastemaker, just like radio and television were. Not playing the hits, but defining what becomes a hit.
- crucialfelix 7y agoIt also learns if you like rare music and somehow finds networks of people/videos that you resonate with. Every day I discover something interesting that I wouldn't have thought to click on (artwork + name), by just letting YouTube autoplay. Classic Zambian rock, Nigerian disco, rare 80s Italian or Japanese electronic music, some brand new French dub guy. Invariably there are a bunch of other people commenting about how "the algorithm" surprised them again. There isn't a single algorithm.
- cellularmitosis 7y agoSpotify’s decision to automatically go into “radio mode” after you reach the end of your album / playlist is the single greatest improvement to my life as a music consumer. It has exposed me to more new music in the past year than in the previous decade.