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0:00 Intro
2:05 Reason 1
4:06 Reason 2
4:44 Reason 3
5:17 Reason 4
6:59 Reason 5
8:30 Reason 6
10:11 $500/month
12:43 Why not Qobuz?
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Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly
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The Ghosts In The Machine by Liz Pelly
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Is there any escape from the Spotify Syndrome?
📖 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/30/mood-machine-liz-pelly-book-review
Psychoacoustic compression
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