Streaming playlists completely ruined the concept of album filler.
By @marasorta · Nostalgia
Having infinite instant skips made people completely incapable of sitting through weird album cuts. We traded patience and album identity for algorithmic convenience.
The full story
remember when you bought an album on itunes for $9.99 and you actually had to listen to tracks 6 through 11 whether they were hits or completely unhinged filler? streaming algorithms killed the collective trauma of buying a cd where only one song was good. now everyone just skips after eight seconds if the hook doesn't hit immediate dopamine. we lost the forced patience that built taste.
How people voted
- Facts — 28% (26 votes)
- Depends — 40% (37 votes)
- No Way — 32% (29 votes)
Readers are split: “Depends” leads with 40% — 92 votes and 2 comments so far.
What people are saying
@willawelp — if an artist puts out an 18 track album where 12 songs are two minute voice notes and filler beats im calling the police to get my subscription fee refunded
@xenafr — delete all playlists let the garbage track play on loop coward
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