Post #2878842

2026-01-22 12:20 UTC

Curious how you are using Spotify. I learn about new music by playing Spotify song radio based on a song I like, and then adding the good songs I discover to a playlist. Any standouts I listen to the whole album and research the artist. Its not as good as when I was in high school and cross pollinating with the other music nerds bit it is ok.

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@elvis_depresley@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-22 18:59

At first (+10 years ago), I would just play albums friends recommended or of artists I knew I liked; Then I transitioned to playlists I found, then I let spotify mix in songs and slowly let spotify's algorithm take up more and more of my suggestions. After a while I noticed it getting more and more stale, recycling music I already liked and looping it. More recently, it's just completely off 1/2 the time, and suggesting very boring music that I suspect they commissioned and own the rights for. The playlists are all "made by Spotify" and are similar to the auto suggestions. So I stopped using Spotify suggestions, then, as the UI got more and more bloated with stuff I don't care for (merch, podcasts, audiobooks), I straight up switched to Qobuz for its clean UI. But now my recommendations come from Youtube or friends. Which is why I made this post :) (which has turned out to be a gold mine!)

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