VOL 3, NO 6

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Current internet trend: escaping the algorithm. From "the collapse of self-worth in the digital age:"

❝We are not giving away our value, as a puritanical grandparent might scold; we are giving away our facility to value. When we scroll, what are we looking for?❞

I have sworn off being one of those smug assholes who tells you how to lifehack your media consumption, but I am now going to be one of those smug assholes who tells you how to lifehack your media consumption.

I have a sure-fire, never-fails trick for enjoying hand-picked ("curated," if you will, though normally I would not) music — new and old — instead of being a slave to the algorithmic tyranny of the Spotibrain, and it doesn't require resorting to silly extremes because this is a problem we actually solved a long-ass time ago: listen to the fucking radio.

BBC Sounds (primarily BBC 6, where I need to once again mention Iggy Pop has his own Sunday afternoon show) is the default music in my home. CBC Music (you'll always be "Radio 2" to me) feels like it's offering less programming than ever, but the programs they do have are quite good. Radio Garden is a great way to spend an evening at home with or without drugs. Now that iPhones can play music and Shazam at the same time, you can build spectacular playlists.

You're welcome.

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