The Algorithm Desperately Needs Updated

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Like a lot of folks, I have a very wide array of music tastes. My main playlists lately are 60's and 70's focused - think Marvin Gaye, America, Fleetwood, Bill Withers, Elton John, etc.  As well as rap/hip hop while i'm working out. And just about every music genre in between for day-to-day listening. 

The issue i'm running into lately is that all of my playlists are littered with the exact same songs. It's a rotation of about 20-25 songs that live in almost every single playlist available to me in Spotify.

For example, I wanted a mixup of my listening during work hours, so I put on John Mayer Radio. What do I find? More than half of the playlist are songs I have saved on my 60's-70's playlist. Why is Bill Withers, Gil-Scot Herron, Etta James on John Mayer Radio? It's making me dislike songs that I love because i can't escape them. 

Spotify - i'm begging you to fix this issue. Play like-artists and like-songs, not just what the algorithm thinks I want to hear constantly. In conjunction with YET ANOTHER price increase, if this issue isn't changed I will, after a decade+, be moving on from Spotify to Apple Music. 

I refuse to pay more money for less quality

[AlexanderSoftworks]

It's the " Made for you " feature causing this. It's completely ruining the app.

[Mitre226644]

This is not meant to be snobby but why rely on the algorithm? No algorithm works perfectly and you’re describing something I think would merit its own playlist you create specifically for a specific function. I think that streaming providers have done themselves and their listeners a disservice by advocating a hands-off approach to the music that ultimately goes through the speakers. It’s touted as magical and so life-enhancing when in reality it’s usually a substandard experience. Same goes to all streaming platform algorithms including other media. 

[AlexanderSoftworks]

You are forced to use the algorithm with the made for you feature. There is no option to opt out.

[Mitre226644]

I see. Didn’t know that. 

Yeah that’s a drag.