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> undirected browsing as a discovery mechanism this seems to be a thoroughly underrated way of discovery and it's so disappointing when websites focus solely o
by marsa 5y ago
> undirected browsing as a discovery mechanism
this seems to be a thoroughly underrated way of discovery and it's so disappointing when websites focus solely on search, forcing users to know and articulate what they came for.
browsing through these random sites you list is indeed a very fun -- and liberating -- experience. thank you for putting this together!
- marginalia_nu 5y agoI do think a lot of recommendation algorithms these days are bit too good at finding things that are similar to what we like. Which means you never discover things that you'll like, but are not similar to the things you've tried before. It becomes incredibly samey after a while. The great joy of, say, flipping through a magazine or browsing a library is that they are passive, and don't know who you are, and can't adapt what you read based on what you're likely to read. So you might read something unexpected, you might discover something you didn't even know about yourself.
- marsa 5y agothing is they're often really really bad too. e.g. when i 'explore' albums on youtube music it force feeds me a limited selection of new releases based on popularity, percieved genre preference, and my geographic location, probably some other stuff as well. less than 5% of those recommendations end up being of any interest to me. meanwhile all i really desire is a full list of releases ordered by date and just let me sift through that myself, but there seems to be no way to get that list, at least not through the regular user interface. it's very frustrating.
- blowski 5y agoFor the last few months, I’ve consumed every piece of media reviewed by the FT Weekend. It’s been a mixed bag, but I’ve made some wonderful discoveries.
- marsa 5y agothanks for the suggestion -- is this what you're refering to? https://www.ft.com/arts/music/albums https://www.ft.com/arts/music/albums i'll probably add it to my sources, but still a comprehensive list of new releases would be a dream come true.
- blowski 5y agoYes, that’s the music part. I find a comprehensive list would be overwhelmingly long, and dominated by poor quality. I also follow their recommendations of film, radio, and TV.
- marsa 5y agoundoubtedly so, but i enjoy the process of curating media myself, sifting through loads of dirt and finding those hidden gems. a list in the style of 0day music scene releases but legal, instantly streamable, and limited to current releases would be a perfect playground in that sense, yet i can't seem to find anything remotely similar even if it exists somewhere.
- r721 5y agoTry rateyourmusic.com's list: https://rateyourmusic.com/new-music/ https://rateyourmusic.com/new-music/ (sort by: date) Also their charts by genre/year are quite cool: https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/ https://rateyourmusic.com/charts/
- marsa 5y agomore comprehensive than anything i managed to find so far -- thanks for pointing me to this, it's a useful resource!
- ncpa-cpl 5y ago> browsing through these random sites you list is indeed a very fun -- and liberating -- experience. thank you for putting this together! Yeah! I really liked the concept too. This reminds me of the early Stumble Upon or even channel surfing cable tv back when it was analog!
- marginalia_nu 5y agoI really liked StumbleUpon before it kinda turned to shit. I also kinda miss the feeling of not having everything be tuned for user engagement. It's a big part why there is no vote-arrows, thumbs up, stars, et cetera involved here. You shake the snow globe and get what you get.