Subj : When everything is di
To   : hollowone
From : Ogg
Date : Mon Feb 27 2023 13:56:00

Hello hollowone!

** On Sunday 26.02.23 - 14:05, hollowone wrote to esc:

 h> Quite recently I had interesting conversation with one of
 h> my peers at work. He admired Spotify like if it was created
 h> yesterday, because he finally paid for subscription...

I tested Spotify before I joined. I looked up some favourite  
LPs from the 70s.  When they were available, I was suitably  
impressed and pleased.


 h> I asked him if he remembers any of those recommendations,
 h> by albums, songs, authors.. that was more difficult, he
 h> sticked to the genre as the only hook.

Different people listen to music in different ways. I would  
imagine that some people just stick to the Spotify pre-canned  
playlists and treat them as random-play radio.  Some people  
don't even care who the artist is as long as the song "sounds  
good".


 h> I told him that this is a problem as it creates no loyalty
 h> to the artist and such discovery is very shallow at the
 h> end. It's nice to get some recommendations this way or
 h> another, but returning to the same artist is what shaped us
 h> back in the tape/cd times...

Spotify doesn't offer much to the artist. The last I heard was  
1,000 streams equalled $2 to $3.  But given the vast exposure  
it provides and the large number of subcriptions, Spotify could  
do well compared to one lone CD sale.


 h> I think showing up or disappearing items from the list is
 h> part of the problem. Second part is that common peoples
 h> approach to music, film and similar artistry is very
 h> shallow. New generations may not even know who their
 h> favourite actor, musician or band is.. they will surely
 h> though fight to evangelize you that Disney+ is better than
 h> Netflix or the opposite, this day or another...

It's easy for young people to take such streaming services for  
granted. They probably think as long as the internet bill is  
paid, they'll get the music/film whenever they want.


 h> Everything becomes a fly bye if you don't own a copy.
 h> Ownership creates appreciation, subscriptions create
 h> meaningless consumptionism and try to hook people up to
 h> major brands only in media.

Ownership creates "reminders" for me: oh yeah.. I have that!  
Then I am poised to research other material by that artist.

But Spotify is a great resource. [1] I've discovered many NEW  
and excellent versions of covers, for example. [2] It's fun to  
build a playlist of varying themes, songs, artists, and have  
them at the ready.

Perhaps physical media still has a very valid place alongside  
the online version.  But I don't see young people opting for  
high end hi-fi systems to really blow their minds.


 h> Instead of repeating watching one great movie to remember
 h> it, people watch 100th part of Marvel for the same
 h> reason... not knowing the difference between them anymore,
 h> over time.

I don't understand what you mean by 100th part.


--- OpenXP 5.0.57
 * Origin: fsxnet/2 (21:3/110.10)

.