[h4ch1]

Just day before I saw Spotify had the same ADHD inducing reels/tiktok style music discovery thing on it. What is it with all these companies using the same UX patterns EVERYWHERE. As one commentor rightly said, Discover Weekly is the only thing keeping me on this platform, they even removed family mixes, my brothers and uncles are on my family plan, and even though we didn't keep in touch a lot that used to be a talking point whenever we met and was such a cool thing.

[yieldcrv]

> What is it with all these companies using the same UX patterns EVERYWHERE.

any guesses?

[wpietri]

My guess is similar metrics yield similar solutions. With extensive copying, of course. You can bet that the product managers keep a close eye on things that are even vaguely competitive. But I think it's the metrics (and metrics-driven culture) that is the underlying cause.

[h4ch1]

please illuminate me, my conspiracy theories will get me flagged to oblivion.

[lancesells]

I'm going to guess it's part A/B engagement testing and part copying the whatever is hot (TikTok). The engagement tests only show what's currently "working" and doesn't correspond to long-term resentment, like what you're seeing in the comments here and everywhere else.

In the end though, I don't think it matters. The majority of users will stay. Switching platforms means losing your friends, your familiarity, and your time.

[rnjesus]

the answer is really simple. monkey see, monkey do.

[yieldcrv]

the question was intended to spark introspection

the simple answer is that people copy. there are too many infinite permutations to incentivize reinventing the wheel.

a newer example being how ChatGPT simply showed people what product market fit is, various people and organizations had similar AI products and just didn't know that's what would hit. Google was sitting on one for years earlier its engineers were too busy getting finessed by it. Suddenly Google sees "oh, thats what we can do with it" and now Bard is out.

Its the same with UX patterns.

[90-00-09]

I heard about this change from so many sources. Where can I see it (which section)? I quit Spotify months ago but curious to see this pattern.

[h4ch1]

There you go: https://streamable.com/7e1hka (pls ignore the content)

[90-00-09]

Thanks for the link! Unfortunately, the video has been archived already. But that helped me to just look up a UI review video on YouTube. Now I get what the fuss is about! It turns out that I am in some holdout or control group for this UI experiment as my home screen did not change on iOS. I can access the new feed if I tap Music on Home feed though. The new experience is completely unusable, not sure who this is for..