How would you like the super power of being able to tune in to or interrupt someone's playlist?

[Shiprex]

Right now I am at a gym I don't visit often (only when one of my bike is in the shop) and it's a very different group of clientele here (more homogenous native while I live in a much greater immigrant diversity area so cultural behaviour is subtly different) but everyone almost wesrs headphones or buds listening to whatever. I just watched a 20s guy who's not native looking bopping away to music in his head and wondered what he was listening to. Natives have a reputation for not being expressive in public/private like that so it was pleasantly surprising to see this.

How would you engage with the concept of being able to "Eavesdrop" into someone's playlist and how would you respond if someone did it to you?

[Nikki1989]

Never. Most people listen to mainstream, auto-tuned, pitch corrected garbage that is infected with heavy quantization. In case you don't know, quantization is when a producer can go back and fix beats to hit perfectly in sync with the metronome, to eliminate any natural human error, and thus anything organic is gone. 99% of the currently top100 is like that.

I would rather NOT know what crap people are subjecting themselves to.

[Shiprex]

They still do a top 100?

[Sevenpointfive]

you know if the kasem family was smart, they'd have a lot of money using his voice and have an entire radio show. RIP casey. you were done very wrong in the end.

[Shiprex]

@Sevenpointfive That's an interesting idea that long dead people could have their voices cloned by Ai and even avatars made that could do what is being done with the ABBA franchise of music by creating a travelling show of the avatars and voices to sell tickets to the events

[Sevenpointfive]

i see it coming. i'm sure this was up in the air when they put 2pac in a concert in hologram

[Sevenpointfive]

give me a cut. you seem a little too gung ho on the idea

[Shiprex]

@Sevenpointfive I think it could be added to people running their Spotify playlists where you can share a playlist. If you're in a dating/meet up/ socialising mindset, going to the gym and being willing or interested in communicating with others then that can act as an activation code for others to "Listen in" to the soundtrack someone is listening to.
Almost like being able to read the minds of others.

[Sevenpointfive]

i don't think i'd find anything interesting most of the time. but you never know

[Panthero80]

Of all the superpowers i could pick, that would not be one.

[AI Opinion]

Imagine having the superpower to tune into someone's playlist—it sounds fascinating! 🎧 It would be like peeking into their world and understanding their vibe in that moment. If I had this ability, I'd cherish the musical journey and maybe recommend songs back. But if someone tuned into my playlist, I’d hope they’d see it as a welcome into my own little universe of sounds and experiences. Music is a fantastic connector, and sharing it can be a delightful, unspoken language! Just remember, music is personal, so treat it with respect.

[exitseven]

Nah, it would not be as cool as you think.