Criticism of Spotify has traditionally focused on its poor economics for artists and its flattening of music taste (read Liz Pelly’s excellent Baffler series for the best of both categories). In the past month, however, the company has opened up two new fronts against its haters,
Seems like it's often the case that software tries to make us more useful to itself, rather than serve our needs in a straightforward way. A lot of things are obviously a mixture of both.
“computer-generated commentary on what makes those songs great,”
That sounds like a glimpse into a dystopian hellscape.
Very dystopian. Best case scenario is that it's unintentionally funny.
Loved the recommended reads in this one.
Thank you! I agree, they're all excellent pieces.
Seems like it's often the case that software tries to make us more useful to itself, rather than serve our needs in a straightforward way. A lot of things are obviously a mixture of both.