• silverneedle@lemmy.ca
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    Spotify’s functions have not changed a bit since 2016. It is literally the same application, what has changed are the tiny things they’re doing for compatibility but that is not really worth mentioning. Intentionally leaving UX out.

    Honestly what code is there to write for this glorified web browser? They’re probably also outsourcing most of their data collection and recommendation algorithms.

    Buy physical media, rip CDs, share shit and that’s it

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      Like a lot of these big, consolidated, years long projects, the real work is maintenance. The rest is just a bunch of people desperately trying to improve obscure KPIs by 1%.

      Mark Fisher’s idea of market stalinism comes to mind

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      You are wrong on many points IMO.
      I’ve been using it for nearly a decade, it’s changed a lot.
      I don’t know why you’d be leaving ux out.
      What code is there to write? You must be trolling come on now.

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        I’ve been using it for nearly a decade, it’s changed a lot.

        Same. I just simply don’t agree. If you consider tiny features not a soul needs like yearly reviews of one’s listening habits and the roll out of podcasts as things worth mentioning, ok, they were not exactly doing anything radically new at that point anyway.

        I don’t know why you’d be leaving ux out.

        Because UX 90% adds nothing and chiefly serves to suggest innovation.

        You must be trolling come on now.

        I am. I want Spotify employees to read this and get steamingly mad. They are complicit in ruining music.

        +edited for formatting