On: Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90%

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Remember their new algorithm also prefers and promotes Spotify's own tracks they don't have to pay any royalties for and the slop.

Related: https://bedrocknews.com/article/technology/2026/apr/11/ai-im... and https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/01/spotify-ghost-artists-c...

Just skip Spotify at all.

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Bleak stuff

I’ve noticed sometimes my wife puts on a playlist and it’s almost like weird covers or remixes I can’t quite put my finger on. Like it has a melody of a real song but the style / tempo / vocals are changed.