Exactly that! I have noticed the same phenomena, and it annoyed the hell out of me. All the music exists to please the algorythm.

But more than that I noticed it on myself.

I actually googled it, and that’s how I came across the book “Filterworld” that goes into it even further. And yes, all we’re all exposed to is the same crap that the algorythm likes, so our tastes get narrower and narrower to the same 12 songs.

There’s an amazing quote by John Waters: “If 8 million people like it, then it’s probbably not good”

Thank you for the info! I didn’t know that. But still not EU 😁

Oh wow, that’s something that’s been bothering me lately a lot. Not just avoiding Ai generated music but developing my own musical tastes and not having the algorythm-served taste that I mistook for my own.

Here’s what I have learned so far:

• I have switched from listening music on youtube to listening music on my Digital Audio Player aka good old mp3. It forces you to put your own music there instead of just letting it play.

• I have installed the RSS reader and follow many German and English music magazine/websites and look there for what I could like

• I have also started asking other people like friends and colleauges for recommendations. I have received many good recommendations, but I don’t have to like everything.

I’m fully aware that it’s not a great solution, because it’s a technological step back instead of evolution, but the way music on youtube with ads worked lately has really started to annoy me.

Oh wow, what a great resource!

Thank you for the tip! (that’s what she said)

exactly

yeah, I get your point and technically you’re right.

I was going along the lines a small step is better than nothing.

Wow what a great concept

yup, gotta change up your media consumption.

Iphone > Fairphone

Windows > Linux

Google > Qwant

Gmail > Proton + My own domain

Youtube (music) > Digital audio player (it’s just a modern name for a good old mp3)

Gilette > Mühle DE shaver + Proraso ( That was because I worked for P&G who own Gilette and never use their products out of spite)

Netflix > nothing (I’m okay with that… for now)

Pornhub > Xvideos 🤣

I’m a maultinational that lives in Germany.

I come from a country that at some point in time did use different alphabets other than latin (two, not one). Even though I have all offical documents written in latin alphabet and all are in my native language + English (especially made for easier international legibility), the average german (police officer/office clerk/ etc.) is still unable to find his way around it.

It also just so happens to be that my name doesn’t contain a single vowel, so them trying to pronounce my name usually ends up being funny and lightens the spirits.

Portnoy’s Complaint

Love it!!!