So the lesson is that one must become ultra-normie in music taste before one becomes a founder? I'm waiting for the PG essay to explain this.
I mean lots of what they highlight is pretty cherry-picked.
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#32Bondi listening to Nelly is difficult to comprehend.
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#33How can we verify that these playlists are legit? I love the idea that JD Vance is listening to Justin Bieber and One Direction, but I’d like some more proof.
He has children, and this is what children listen to
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#34I love that sama had to Shazam Missy Elliot's "Get Ur Freak On", one of the three most recognizable hip-hop tracks of all time. :)
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not to be too sarcastic, but it always kills me when people who pride themselves as being original and contrarian turn out to be total conformists. This seems to be very common among founders/vc’s as of late.
On the other hand, it kills me when people think having a unique taste in music is representative of anything other than having a unique taste in music (i.e. that one's taste in music has anything to do with being original or contrarian). It seems sensible to me that the people who spend a lot of time doing something like creating a successful business do not spend much of their time curating a unique taste in music.
Exactly. You can be unique and non-conformist in some ways, but not in all of them at the same time.
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#36How can we verify that these playlists are legit? I love the idea that JD Vance is listening to Justin Bieber and One Direction, but I’d like some more proof.
Nobody under 40 listens to this much Death Cab.
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#37No anime openings?
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#38Bondi listening to Nelly is difficult to comprehend.
Bondi is weapons grade party trash so Nelly is actually higher quality than I would expect from her, but certainly not inconceivable. Her personal reputation is firmly jello shots and purple jesus for breakfast down here. (Important to note, this is neither slut-shaming nor a political statement, other than to the extent of any hypocrisy etc. etc.)
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#39These are the most basic bitch playlists I've seen in my life. No wonder the Spotify algorithm is so shit.
At least there's some aphex twin near the bottom
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#40Looks like any old radio station. Is that down to Spotify suggesting whatever is popular, or people having ordinary tastes? I read an article claiming that repetition causes popularity, not the other way round. Can't for the life of me find the link, maybe someone knows what I mean.
> Is that down to Spotify suggesting whatever is popular, or people having ordinary tastes? I think it's the typical "average stuff for the average person", people generally don't care that much about what music is playing, as long as it's within the range of "average" and it's catchy enough. Basically open up the player, play the first thing that looks good enough and then leave it there. Then it's called "mainstrea…
> Then it's called "mainstream" music for a reason, most people are OK with listening to it in the first place :)
I think there’s bewilderment is mostly from these not being “mainstream” people.