So, the Genius feature on iTunes 8.0 is entirely too smart. Every time I click a song that I own, it brings up a list of songs that it thinks I might like with a link to buy them. It’s almost always right, too. It brought up one of the few Damien Jurado tracks I don’t own when I clicked on “Talking in Code” by Margot and the Nuclear So & Sos. I wanted it pretty bad, but I resisted. I was not able to resist “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White Tees, or “Jumper” and “Semi-Charmed Life” by Third Eye Blind.
Up until this point, I’ve avoided going bankrupt from iTunes purchases by never going to the iTunes store. iTunes 8.0 has undermined my resolve by bringing the iTunes store to me. I’ve already bought three tracks impulsively. Granted, they are tracks I’ve always wanted to have. But I wasn’t planning on purchasing them, and now I’m out $2.97 just like that. I wouldn’t mind, except that this feels like the beginning of a trend. My self-control is about to get a lot better or a lot worse.
