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Many people bring up the "discover new music" argument. It is probably subjective, but for me this has never been an issue. There are so many way to discover ne
by mongol 4y ago
Many people bring up the "discover new music" argument. It is probably subjective, but for me this has never been an issue. There are so many way to discover new music today, there are tons on youtube and people recommend in the comments, you see a mention of something and head over to Wikipedia, follow some links, and so on. I don't need an algorithm for it, an algorithm that most likely is more optimized for revenue than anything else.
- anticristi 4y ago> an algorithm that most likely is more optimized for revenue than anything else. Yup, that is the core issue. We have all this great tech, but then deploy it against ourselves. The peak is when FB optimized for polarized (ahem fake) content, because that is what drives "engagement". I'm not sure what is the solution here. Regulations around more algorithmic transparency? "Low tech" alternatives? User education?
- ryandrake 4y agoStreaming has sacrificed so much at the altar of "discovery". Sometimes you want discovery and sometimes you don't. More and more, I'm finding I don't care about discovery and just want to listen to my music. If it's a choice between my old late-2000s era iPod loaded with my carefully curated list of albums and streaming services which are optimized for "discovery" and "engagement" and require the network to be online, I pick the iPod any day of the week. Other people like streaming, and want The Algorithm to feed them discovery, and that's fine--it's just not for me.
- the_only_law 4y ago> there are tons on youtube and people recommend in the comments I mean if Spotify UX is bad, YouTube is absolutely trash. I have to pay to be able to stream media if my phone is locked.