It wasn’t just passive listening, but a utilitarian approach to music that felt like a creation of the streaming environment. “ Using music, rather than having it be its own experience … What kind of music am I going to use to set a mood for the day? What am I going to use to enjoy my walk? I started not really liking what that meant.” An uncomfortably familiar loop, it made her realise: she hated how music was being used in her life. She looked some more, through playlist after playlist. Tasked with choosing the day’s soundtrack, she opened Spotify, then flicked and flicked, endlessly searching for something to play. Meg Lethem was working at her bakery job one morning in Boston when she had an epiphany.
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