It’s a problem if the algorithms are bad and try to nudge you towards slop (path of least resistance).
But I don’t really get the part about “someone should tell Congress”—sir, this is an IKEA.
But I don’t really get the part about “someone should tell Congress”—sir, this is an IKEA.
And I think that's the core of the "problem" here - one group of rentseekers being angry at another because they don't get enough of their cut.
The term “slop” is deliberate—music that sounds bad. Now, if Spotify manages to make music that is better than the music that they can get from the Music Industry? Good for them. I’m a music listener. I just want good music.