I personally don't have this problem with streaming. I look for music myself; I don't have the service make selections for me or use playlists. I sometimes still pay some attention to "similar" music as noted by the streamer; Rhapsody invented this perk and it can still be of use. It is interesting that more, more involved listeners are using physical media (but notice, NOT vinyl in particular), friends' choices, internet radio, and record shops to put the physical participation back into playing their music. They find, after letting the streaming services generate choices to play, that playing a CD, a tape, making a selection on an iPod to play or finding it on the radio will put the participation back into playing some music.

This piece highlights what these listeners find is lost when using a music stream reduces music itself into a commodity.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...-love-of-music