[3lbios]

Maybe not necessarily for this crowd, but I've found that TikTok having the best recommendation system on the planet makes it actually really good for recommending music.

Finding good music is a hard problem, I realized that long ago as a LastFM user. LastFM showed that it was impossible to find another person with a music taste even remotely close to yours if you are a music lover with a reasonably eclectic taste. There just aren't nearly enough people in the world. So simple recommendation engines will always feel mediocre as they feed you music that people 'similar to you' (but there aren't any!) enjoyed.

Ultimately instead of relying on Spotify you need to seek out music yourself. A good analogy would be Tinder dating vs. reality or asking ChatGPT for cooking (hope you like your food bland and westernized!). You'll have best results if you seek out the niches, the nerds, the experts, the vibe synergies with your other interests and aesthetics. Look into the label that had an artist you really liked, learn more about the club where you had a really good night and how they curate, browse the files of the Soulseek user who had this niche song that you were searching for.

[soupfordummies]

Thanks for the reminder that Soulseek is still a thing. I saw someone mention it recently elsewhere and I forgot to look into it more.