Idam Obiahu / field notes / vol. 01
Essays
Notes on taste, music discovery, curation as a property right, and the structural physics constraints that bend preference.
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On why discovery ACTUALLY sucks
Spotify's algorithm isn't broken. The 600–1800x preview-cost gap between music and image is. A physics constraint dressed up as a recommendation problem.
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On everyone becoming a DJ
DJs don't make money, don't own rights, and yet supply keeps growing. Status, stratification, and why the next gatekeepers are people, not algorithms.