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It’s ironic, though, that what we love about playlists like Lofi Girl (endless streams of music that feel fresh yet familiar) is exactly what’s being exploited

• fuhsnn 2y ago
  >feel fresh yet familiar This probably applies to most mainstream entertainment.
  • Cthulhu_ 2y ago
    In this particular context, it's for passive entertainment; things like blockbuster movies are intended for actively watching. But that said, people massively underestimate the background entertainment market. Spotify Reddit is that for me a lot of the time, as is youtube. Netflix and co less so, if I'm watching something I want to enjoy it, not have it as background / comofort stuff.
  • eleveriven 2y ago
    What’s interesting (and ironic) here is how that formula is being industrialized to an extreme in the case of platforms like Spotify