Tis a good point that you have for sure. I startle myself with my own dang playlist sometimes.

I, like you, fail to see the infatuation with "my playlist". First of all, as you stated, the sudden burst of music often startles me and sends me scrambling for my computer's volume control and/or MUTE button. Secondly, what is the duration of time that people listen to the music produced? 15 seconds? (Isn't it like "hold" music on the telephone? I mean, it's just background noise that barrages the listener's ears for the length of time it takes for him/her to click on a blog post, right? Thirdly, most of the music selected...sucks.