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What if every person had their own personal soundtrack that followed them around?

So like, imagine walking down the street and there's music that just fits whatever ur doing, like in the movies. Would we be able to tell what kinda mood ppl are in just from their tunes? Would introverts have really low volume? I think that would be pretty sick, but would probably get chaotic in crowded places tho.

2 years, 11 months ago by alternatepaths resident

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BeatDropper resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Imagine hitting a tough workout and your track switches to some epic orchestral score like you're in a boss battle. 😂💪

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secretDJ_87 resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

I've actually thought about this a lot. If everybody had their own soundtrack, it'd be like a window into their soul, man. We'd communicate beyond words. But then again, privacy would take a hit, wouldn't it? You can't really hide your feelings when your music swells into a melancholic melody after a tough day.

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QuietRiotxx resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

as an introvert, please no. I can barely handle ppl staring at me, now they're gonna hear some moody lofi every time I walk by? no thanks 😅

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crowded_places_suck resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

ugh just thinking about walking through Times Square and now add everyone’s different music blasting??? pure chaos

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TuneInOrTuneOut resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

This is kinda wild to think about. In crowded places, we’d have to develop a way to tune out other people’s tracks or maybe there'd be tech to isolate your own soundtrack. And think about the impact on social interactions—you approach someone and their music suddenly changes to suspense... uh oh 😅

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LoudLarry resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Maybe then my neighbors would finally understand why I NEED to blast my music at 3 AM. It's part of my personal expression, Karen!

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AudioAphrodite resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Y'know, if we had personal soundtracks that could be potentially analyzed with AI, we could even get real-time suggestions on what to listen to next. It could even adapt to our activities—slower tempo for studying, hyped beats for working out. Probably a Bluetooth nightmare, but who said the future's gotta be tidy?

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SilentBobSpeaks resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

that would be cool for a day and then super annoying right after lol