Dear Pandora,
Please stop punishing me just because I’m feeling a little petulant on occasion and skip even my favorite songs. I may have said I "liked it" once but, maybe I’ve changed a little. Or maybe it just doesn’t sound that good to me today. Maybe, Pandora, you’re playing some of my favorite songs in too high of a rotation. Just like users have a relationship with you, Pandora, they also have a relationship with the songs they love - and that can change or at the very least, vary.
But, Pandora, relationships sometimes go sideways. And if I’m having a bad day and some of my old songs are not soothing my savage beast, a "thumbs down" or "skip" is probably going to get me whacked over the ears by a couple of commercials. I know you’re probably doing this for my own good but, Pandora, sometimes I feel like you're just messing with me. What’s the old phrase? You always hurt the one you love? Yeah, I get it.
To be fair, I know you, Pandora, have to make money. I’m not against that at all! If I wasn’t so cheap, I would pay the small monthly fee and go premium like the other 3 million or so users who got tired of feeling like Pavlov’s dogs in some stimulus-response streaming nightmare. But, I admit it: I’m a deadbeat when it comes to that. But, I do lend my support as a listener to help you create that huge statistic you can highlight in press releases. So, I count for something - even if I'm not directly paying you support.
But, while I'm confessing things you should also know I also use different radio and music apps for various reasons. So, I hope you're not too upset that you're not the only one I'm involved with. In closing let me say you still hold a special place in my heart and I wish I could give back more. But, at least I still "turn you on." And that’s important in a relationship – if you know what I mean.
Sincerely,
Me
