A Guide to Genres: Part 2
b'I\\u2019m trying to imagine what it might be like to design an Amazon warehouse\\u2026a typical fulfillment centre is at least a million square feet filled with a zillion kilometres of shelving\\u2026\\n\\nAnd given that amazon is all about speed\\u2014the company is always trying to cut down the time between the time you click \\u201ccheckout\\u201d and when the package shows up at your door\\u2014they\\u2019re always looking for the most efficient ways to find whatever you ordered on those shelves and stuff it into a box\\u2026\\n\\nThe logistics of this is mind-boggling\\u2026not only do you have to categorize millions of items but you have to group them in such a way that things that are in the demand the most don\\u2019t create choke points for the robots that grab the stuff off the shelves\\u2026\\n\\nMusic is a lot like an Amazon warehouse, except in some cases, it\\u2019s worse\\u2026not only do we have to categorize everything to a very granular detail, but we also have to make it possible for us to fortuitously stumble over something you might like\\u2026\\n\\nThis is when we get into the whole idea of genres\\u2026at last count, Spotify has organized things into 2,424 different genres\\u2026there\\u2019s also website called \\u201cevery noise at once\\u201d that lists about 2,000\\u2026\\n\\nThis is both terrifying and fascinating\\u2026and it deserves study\\u2026this is a guide to genres, part 2\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'