[parpfish]

i think this is largely due to the fact that spotify has shifted from being a streaming platform to being a content creator AND streaming platform.

they've got misaligned incentives now because one half of the company is trying to make the best audio streaming platform that they can, and the other half is creating content and trying to get it injected into as many ears as possible.

the big round of layoffs in january included pushing dawn ostroff and de-emphasizing the podcast moves, which (fingers crossed) will lead to less emphasis on the content creation side