> Compared to what though? Compared to Limeware/Kaazaa back in the day, or compared to buying records in a store? Compared to curation by other humans. Be it m

> Compared to what though? Compared to Limeware/Kaazaa back in the day, or compared to buying records in a store? Compared to curation by other humans. Be it music labels, magazines, radio DJs, or a person sharing their playlist or giving you a mixtape. In this model, tastes never overlap perfectly, so you're exposed to unfamiliar music fairly regularly, often in some emotional context that makes you more likely to accept something new. Algorithms don't really do that. They could, but no one is designing them that way. If I listen predominantly to female vocalists on Spotify for a week, I'm only getting female vocalists from now on.