Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90%

Re:Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90% by shimman on Saturday September 05, 2026 @12:31PM (#49578143)

I've gone back to the high seas and bandcamp myself. Spotify stopped having humans curate their playlists back in like 2016 or 2018 and the subsequent ML algorithms always recommend the same sounding stuff, nothing ever new or interesting. I'm back to getting recommendations in real life and literally talking to bands after their sets on who they listen too.

Never been happier listening to music ATM.

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Re:Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90% by subscribed on Saturday September 05, 2026 @12:59PM (#49578409)

Remember their new algorithm also prefers and promotes Spotify's own tracks they don't have to pay any royalties for and the slop.

Just skip Spotify at all.

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Re:Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90% by steveBK123 on Saturday September 05, 2026 @02:59PM (#49579568)

Bleak stuff

I’ve noticed sometimes my wife puts on a playlist and it’s almost like weird covers or remixes I can’t quite put my finger on. Like it has a melody of a real song but the style / tempo / vocals are changed.

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