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4gotunameagain
I find it interesting that a guy who excitedly makes autonomous killer drones for profit (Palmer Luckey) loves:

   Lindsay Lohan
   Kelly Clarkson
   Hilary Duff
   *NSYNC
   Vanessa Carlton
   Avril Lavigne
addandsubtract
These are the most basic bitch playlists I've seen in my life. No wonder the Spotify algorithm is so shit.
nkotov
Interesting that there's not a lot of metal / rock.
nerdix
Ben Horowitz "Good times" playlist is exactly what the name implies. Definitely a sex playlist.
azinman2
Mildly interesting of course, but all we’ve learned is that regardless of how high profile you are, you’re still a human embedded within a common taste space… one that was mostly formed in your teenage-to-20s years.
jraines
Ilya’s the only one that inspires confidence, though I can’t hate Andreesen’s Focus Alpha
HeckFeck
So the lesson is that one must become ultra-normie in music taste before one becomes a founder? I'm waiting for the PG essay to explain this.
joshdavham
How can we verify that these playlists are legit? I love the idea that JD Vance is listening to Justin Bieber and One Direction, but I’d like some more proof.
morkalork
The playlist names are more interesting.
dijksterhuis
kudos to Kashmir Hill for aphex twin and nils frahm.
lordnacho
Looks like any old radio station. Is that down to Spotify suggesting whatever is popular, or people having ordinary tastes?

I read an article claiming that repetition causes popularity, not the other way round. Can't for the life of me find the link, maybe someone knows what I mean.

oliv__
This is so disappointing. Man these people are basic
treebeard901
Bondi listening to Nelly is difficult to comprehend.
tptacek
I love that sama had to Shazam Missy Elliot's "Get Ur Freak On", one of the three most recognizable hip-hop tracks of all time. :)
walthamstow
Palmer Luckey, I did not expect that. The guy is designing autonomous warfare stuff while listening to Vanessa Carlton.
impish9208
This is hilarious!

Dan Crenshaw — U.S. Congressman from Texas Ni**as in Paris

Karoline Leavitt — White House Press Secretary Run the World (Girls)

Marc Benioff — Salesforce CEO Billionaire

I’m disappointed to not see any thelonelyisland listeners though.

Bengalilol
Ilya Sutskever and Kashmir Hill are somehow OK. The rest is quite a mess.