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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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A smaller, personally curated music collection is far better than unlimited streaming (sh.itjust.works)
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I personally love my collection (records, CD, digital) and enjoy sharing the experience with friends. I don't use streaming unless you count soma fm at work. Sure, I'll use YouTube to listen to some albums I don't own, but if I truly like it I'll buy or download it, usually on bandcamp or direct from artist if I can.

For me, I don't believe the human brain was ever made for this level of stimulation (we shouldn't really have 24/7 access to social media either. Go back to the "family PC" model). People have very little connection to music anymore becuase there's too much and its too easy to access. I can barely remember all the members names in my favorite bands or all their albums. There's little chance anyone even knows the artists of the millions of songs they're streaming, or the story behind them.

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[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 points 15 hours ago

Some albums were meant to be listened to beginning to end, particularly starting around the Alan Parsons Abbey Road / Darkside era.

Some albums were meant to be listened to with a few songs removed.

Some albums should never have been published - the world would be much happier with a single and a B-side living the illusion that the artist can someday produce more of the same brilliance - rather than hearing proof that they didn't.

When Pandora was $30 per year, I subscribed - when they started going to monthly only I dropped.

I don't need, or want, an unlimited streaming service with instant access to all the world's music. I do want access to probably 100,000+ songs of my choosing, and I do not want anything shoving stuff at me on heavy rotation because somebody paid it to.