I can’t relate to the Spotify Wrapped discourse/rants happening online. Neither do I have Pritam as my top artist nor have I been listening to songs like Noida – I’m not saying this to appear edgy.
The truth is my listening activity (music + podcasts) has steadily dropped in the last two years, main reason being I can’t focus on work while listening to something. I have barely listened to a day’s worth of music and 3 hours of podcasts this past year. I’m not concerned with not listening at work – in fact I prefer it that way – but I’m definitely concerned with not listening outside of work. If I consider the last three Spotify Wrapped my listening activity was really high in 2021, it drastically dropped in 2022, and is now on the rise again.
This sudden fluctuation in listening activity is really odd and something to introspect about. Hopefully I will rediscover the joy of listening to music and the 2024 Wrapped will be an improvement.