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> I presume that people that are actively listening to filler are not appreciating music in their cozy living room while sipping on a glass of fine whiskey. Th
by rocqua 2y ago
> I presume that people that are actively listening to filler are not appreciating music in their cozy living room while sipping on a glass of fine whiskey.
That feels like a false dichotomy. Certainly for myself I can put on a generated playlist hoping to find new stuff I like, whilst still putting on the music as background. As filler.
If spotify has been serving me slop, then they have likely reduced the amount of new music I have added to my collection of things I like. That harms me, and it harms real artists whose music I might like.
In other words, I don't always actively choose the music I listen to. But serving me slop when I don't harms me.
- surgical_fire 2y agoIf you are listening to bullshit playlists Spotify generated, you are the problem. You are actively consuming turds, and now you are complaining that eating feces is bad for your health. Instead of blaming the company that provided the turds, you should perhaps reconsider your habit of eating feces.
- rocqua 2y agoWell measured and empathetic arguments.
- surgical_fire 2y agoThe language may have been harsh, but the message is not. Why do you willingly give a company such as Spotify power over what music you listen to? There are better ways to discover new music if that's what you are after. Try finding communities of people with similar tastes, sometimes they share their own curated playlists.
- rocqua 2y agoI don't not care about music, but I don't want to put in effort. I can live my life without music, but I prefer having good music in my life. Spotify suits my needs perfectly. Even if they do this fake music, it still works well enough. I doubt my half apathy is uncommon. The assumption of prevalence of this attitude is why this change by spotify is so damaging. It will harm my experience a little, and harms artists quite a bit.