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Spotify is full of 'user generated content' in the form of public playlists. Some people don't bother to set their playlists to private and we get to witness so

Spotify is full of 'user generated content' in the form of public playlists. Some people don't bother to set their playlists to private and we get to witness some people's bad taste (or good taste!) in music. Most people don't even use pseudonyms on Spotify and you can just search for their full legal name and see what music they like. It's an interesting heuristic to look at if you're playing the dating game too; 'Does this person like the same music as me? Let's find out!'

zinekeller 5y ago
Uhm, Venmo. Well, recently there are some changes to Venmo, but on its original form "social media for money"? Like, in other countries that would be a lawsuit (or more likely a government intervention). Apart from Venmo, I haven't heard or used a money-transfer (or equivalent) app that just shows your trail of payments publicly. In some countries, an equivalent system is either operated by a consortium of banks (a la Netherlands' iDEAL or Canada's Interac) or controlled by the central bank.
dvtrn 5y ago
I think I’m missing the comparison (probably because I’m still trying to wake up and get my brain through the boot process)
- zinekeller 5y ago
  Google Maps uses contribution from users to the point that something like the current topic happens. Spotify and Venmo on the other hand (by default) does the opposite: most users expected privacy but, uhm, they tried to be "Facebook, but for x" in an area where everyone (or at least most of their users) wants privacy and you get news reports of what public officials are listening to or spent.
  - dvtrn 5y ago
    Aha okay. Thank you for that, it really wasn’t clicking for a solid moment there. I agree re:Venmo and turned the sharing function off the moment I saw there was a livestream of what my friends were paying for. Always got a bit of a chuckle learning some of the code words people use for..things they’re paying for.

zinekeller 5y ago

Uhm, Venmo. Well, recently there are some changes to Venmo, but on its original form "social media for money"? Like, in other countries that would be a lawsuit (or more likely a government intervention). Apart from Venmo, I haven't heard or used a money-transfer (or equivalent) app that just shows your trail of payments publicly. In some countries, an equivalent system is either operated by a consortium of banks (a la Netherlands' iDEAL or Canada's Interac) or controlled by the central bank.

dvtrn 5y ago

I think I’m missing the comparison (probably because I’m still trying to wake up and get my brain through the boot process)

zinekeller 5y ago
Google Maps uses contribution from users to the point that something like the current topic happens. Spotify and Venmo on the other hand (by default) does the opposite: most users expected privacy but, uhm, they tried to be "Facebook, but for x" in an area where everyone (or at least most of their users) wants privacy and you get news reports of what public officials are listening to or spent.
- dvtrn 5y ago
  Aha okay. Thank you for that, it really wasn’t clicking for a solid moment there. I agree re:Venmo and turned the sharing function off the moment I saw there was a livestream of what my friends were paying for. Always got a bit of a chuckle learning some of the code words people use for..things they’re paying for.