Slate: How the Streaming Era Turned Music Into Sludge
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-how-the-streaming-era-turned-music-into-sludge/
It's a point of view that a lot of people can agree with.
One thing: Endel is mentioned in the piece. The author uses it and I actually also use it. I've been using it to help me sleep and block out the city noise for about a year and a half. Honestly, it's been fantastic. I actually love it. I've tried their "focus" stuff, but that just doesn't do it for me. In fact, I don't usually ever have background music. Last night, I was listening to music and it's all that I was doing. I was focused on it. I wasn't reading, or writing, or checking Mastodon - nothing like that. I was simply listening to music. It was an experience. The whole "background music" while I work thing isn't for me. I can't concentrate and it just sounds confusing.
