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I find myself purposefully diving through Tidal's playlists and genres, like I used to flick through CDs in HMV.

The auto-discovery can be really hit or miss (mostly miss) - but so was picking CDs without listening to them. But the nature of streaming means I can flit between genres day to day, maybe I'm feeling psychedelic trance one day, the next schlager, the next prog rock. Prior to digital music I'd discover a lot within my focused genre (ambient electronic) but little else. But now I have the chance to find songs that have that similar feel for me but vary wildly in genre and style without sinking hours into music I don't enjoy.

Yes it requires more intention to discover new music than the streaming services built in recommendations but I feel like my music library has never been so varied and rich.