Article in Wired about the ability to share your music lists via iTunes... and the ability of other's to pigeonhole you as a result of your musical tastes (or lack thereof)
"This one playlist had a lot of German techno," Aubrey said. "We predicted this was a kid wearing a mesh shirt who wanted to be a Nazi." At a party shortly afterward, Aubrey recognized the playlist and asked whose music it was. "They pointed to this kid in a mesh shirt with a swastika on his arm," Aubrey said.
Judging from my iTunes list, I wear a lot of mismatched clothing, have multiple personalities, and am registered with several clashing political parties. And the tattoos! Oh dear. (Goes back to listening to Badly Drawn Boy.)
--> "ITunes Undermines Social Security", Wired News, November 12, 2003, www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,61177,00.html
