Random with your name on it

Random with your name on it…

The venerable Spotify unloaded it’s next round of Only You ‘personalised recommendations’ on me this morning. They bear no resemblance to my listening habits. Naturally there were a few good songs/artists in there that I was glad to discover but I couldn’t help wondering if their hugely complex algorithms actually move the needle compared to a simple random assortment of music from the platform.

12:06pm on June 23, 2021 from Nelson, New Zealand.


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