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Hot take: your Spotify algorithm is curating your personality, not your taste
I was at a party last weekend and this guy Dave started telling me my music taste was 'too cohesive.' He said my Discover Weekly plays like a mixtape from one person. I laughed it off but then I looked at my last 6 months of listening and he was right. Every song fits the same mood because the algorithm keeps feeding me what it thinks I want to be. Has anyone else noticed their playlists turning into a feedback loop that flattens out your actual range?
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finley_gonzalez491mo ago
Haha yeah my Spotify thinks I'm the same sad person I was in 2019. It's like "oh you listened to one Phoebe Bridgers song now here's 40 hours of acoustic crying.
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ryan_shah381mo ago
Hold up, wait. 40 HOURS of acoustic crying?! That is genuinely insane. I knew the algorithm could be dramatic but that's a whole different level of commitment to a mood. Like did you actually listen to all 40 hours or did it just decide your whole vibe for the week? I've had Spotify do some weird stuff to me before but that's wild. Honestly kinda impressive in a sad, concerning way.
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morgan.rose1mo ago
That party story hits close to home. I looked at my own Discover Weekly last month and realized it's been feeding me the same "cozy indie folk" vibe for like 8 straight weeks. Maybe it's just me, but I think people get a little too worked up about this whole algorithm thing. @finley_gonzalez49 I mean yeah, the sad girl 2019 thing is funny, but does it really matter if the algorithm nudges you in one direction? You're still the one hitting play on the songs, you know? It's not like it's forcing you to only listen to sad music or whatever.
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