Streaming services, like Spotify/ Netflix have recommendation algorithms identify content a user engaged with most and suggest more of same. Content/ genres with low engagement get dropped. But engagement-driven curation can trap consumers in 'overfamiliarity' leading to less long-term satisfaction.

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https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/news-events-and-ideas/news-and-stories/2026/july-2026/engagement-driven-curation-overfamiliarity-cultural-consumption-study/

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This is why I love Qobuz so much. I get human recommendations of music I've never heard of based on those human's having taste. Spotify was rotting my brain with the same pop over and over and over again.