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clicking on their album and letting it rip in its intended order (i’m sure this is more fun with physical media) and repeat.
currently playing the king krule’s entire catalogue solely because i was feeling nostalgic about six feet beneath the moon and couldn’t stop there…
Jul 2, 2024
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This isn’t really a suggestion of a specific artist but just a similar thing I like to do. Periodically I’ll work through discographies of artists with a ton of albums. It started when I wanted to put Beach Boys on shuffle but they have a lot of stinkers, mixed with a lot of gold.
Other peoples playlists usually missed a lot of good stuff and just included hits, or they were just whole discography pasted into a playlist. So I went chronologically through picking everything I would want to hear if I put the artist on shuffle. Not every song is necessarily a banger but they’re all good and non-skip.
Along with having a custom artist playlist, I ended up really enjoying following the evolution of the band and also learned a lot more of the lore.
I started doing this for a lot of artists, especially ones that have the same issue of not being able to just press shuffle on their page. Sometimes I end up doing an artist with almost no skips but that ends up kind of being less fun. I like the crate-digging deep cut discovery aspect.
Anyways I highly suggest the practice of doing a chronological discog listen and compiling your own Best Of Box Set. Attached is my Beach Boys playlist.
Feb 27, 2025
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just listen to random songs from any album from an artist. you don't need to go chronologically or in order. choose whatever tickles you
Oct 17, 2024
i’ve been enjoying listening to whole albums lately, but sometimes overwhelmed at the prospect of picking one out. someone made this randomizer for your spotify library and it’s been really nice to use so far (i know spotify sucks, hoping to switch it over one of these days)
Mar 11, 2025
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liking ur rec = saying hi when we go to get our morning papers from the end of our driveways (picture me doing so tony soprano style)
Aug 12, 2024
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she can’t see my bank account so it’s ok.
Mar 21, 2025
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started writing this a few hours ago when i first saw this ask, then decided against posting but i've since changed my mind. there really is no justification for it outside of entitlement. even from a selfish lens, there's no long term benefit to its usage. it harms the world and culture in more ways than one.
a.) the water and energy usage that isn't a secret at this point. "no ethical consumption under capitalism" yadda yadda and yeah corporations are extremely culpable in the state of the environment but there really is no need for chatgpt and the planet is already too delicate at the moment.
b.) the exploitation of workers in the global south. this program is not just a computer figuring it all out, there are in fact humans behind it. it reminds me of the acceptance of fast fashion and how people have the tendency to divorce the idea of the garment worker from the garment they wear when all clothing is handmade in some way, shape or form. you need hands to man a sewing machine, you need human eyes to moderate content. also, content moderation can be a thankless job with psychological repercussions.
c.) the erosion of social skills, humanity and media literacy...this one is very personal. like, you have a cushy email job but can't write an email? you need a computer and a worker in kenya to get paid a dollar an hour to figure out a daily routine for you? i've seen the program churn out blatantly incorrect information. fine tuning a prompt or chat or whatever to give you the exact (possibly incorrect) answer you need isn't really that much less work than sharpening your research skills by cracking open a dictionary or using boolean search keys in google. again, the main issue with this kind of stuff is the entitlement to convenience, with no thought towards the repercussions within and outside of us. we are losing major recipes (critical thinking and media literacy) here, people!
i probably did an iffy job are coherently articulating my thoughts here but i am in fact, human. and that’s the beauty of it all.
Oct 1, 2024