Why do I like seeing what others are listening to?
A couple of reasons:
-helps get some sort of idea about that person's tastes in general, which
helps form an idea about where that person is coming from in making comments
to the list. If I see that you primarily listen to Skam/Warp/Aphex/Autechre, I
understand that you may not have been exposed to Carl Craig, for example.
-helps get an idea of what sort of mood the person's in at the moment.
Listening to Joy Division or something probably puts you in a completely
different mindstate than listening to a rave compilation from 1993.
-some listmembers use it for bragging rights, of course, but by that token, I
get to see what's coming up.
-it adds a little grounding to what is otherwise a pretty ephemeral thing.
that is, I know about 10 IDM listmembers who I've met in the flesh. having
small cues as to what's happening in the real world of the other 488 I haven't
met (or whatever) helps make the community seem more real.
Sorry to reply with a bitchy response myself, but I fired it off without
thinking much.
Cheers,
Bill
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