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Spotify (un)wrapped: Unpacking recommender algorithms (ubyssey.ca)
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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, they have all this money and the algorithms are getting more stupid. I hate it when saying "play Travis" (I use voice commands in car) always plays the exact same playlist in the exact same order. They also push the most popular songs on you so if a band you like did a shitty Barbie cover you will hear it all the time. And there's no dislike button to get rid of it. On my phone I just play custom playlists because the algorithms suck so much.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I can't understand why people pay for this shit - how is that any better than the radio??

    (I still go the cheapskate route and maintain my own library)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    How is that better than the radio??

    No commercials

    Better selection of music

    Only listen to songs you like

    Ability to skip tracks

    Ability to listen to whatever you want vs what someone else decides for you

    How long of a list are you looking for because this could take all day…

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I haven’t been at the whim of spotify’s bullshit algorithm since years ago when I just stopped playing their radio at all. Maybe I’ll hear one or two songs when the album m listening to ends and I haven’t had a chance to pick what’s next, but I don’t rely on their bullshit. Every song I play I’ve chosen to play.

    Look at me, stickin it to the man.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I've stopped using their recommendations (except in my car) for other reason: I no longer knew the albums. It used to be you would get new album from X, you would listen to it couple of times, learn the song titles and think "this new album is awesome/shit/better then the last one". With Spotify it was just constant stream of songs from the sam e artist without any idea of their artistic progression. I missed that part so now I just listen to whole albums and custom playlists.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Ah. See, I never grew out of album listening. I fought mp3 players for so long I probably nearly killed an extra 15 people in my life flipping through my massive CD book as I drove probably too fast down the road when I was 16.

    Thinking about it, I’ve probably missed a lot of songs I would’ve loved that way, because when a new album comes out and it can’t grab me in the first few songs, I don’t go back and listen until I sometimes give them another shot.

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