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Whether it's music, books, games, tv or movies, if you tune out most of the marketing, how do you go about finding new or old stuff? Word of mouth, new marketing (i.e. influencers/YouTubers), or do you ride the related artists/recommendations on stuff like Spotify/Last.fm/YouTube/Netflix/etc.? Or perhaps something else entirely?

I'm sure it's a mix for everyone, however I'd love to read of some of the ways that one might not think of to find different new or old media!

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[–] Sami 4 points 1 year ago

Mostly word of mouth from communities/people who have somewhat similar tastes. As much as I dislike algorithms controlling most of what you see on the internet, I have them to thank for a lot of music recommendations via youtube.

Books and games I usually pick up on 'recommendation' from someone since they're longer commitments (someone talking about the game). For music and movies, I also use lists from places like rateyourmusic and imdb so I can get a sense of what that person likes by looking at the stuff I recognize.