Lazy Lis­teners, Strea­m­ing & Al­go­rith­ms

The Good, the Bad and the Effects of Passive Engagement with Music

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A look at the impact of modern music consumption, focusing on streaming listeners and how our consumption behavior affects the industry. Are "lazy listening" habits, where users only passively engage with music through algorithms and minimal interaction, leading to a homogenization of content and a limitation of artistic diversity? How do such trends affect artists, consumers, and the long-term sustainability of the music industry? An attempt to analyze what conscious and unconscious, aesthetic and ethical choices we can all make to support artists and music in the age of music streaming and to preserve the integrity of the music ecosystem.