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Passengers Won’t Stop Complimenting This Uber Driver’s Music, So He Reveals How He Sorted People Into 11 Categories
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Passengers Won’t Stop Complimenting This Uber Driver’s Music, So He Reveals How He Sorted People Into 11 Categories

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It’s no secret that Uber rides are often awkward for both passenger and driver, so when music fills that unbearable silence and we don’t have to rely on stiff small-talk, it instantaneously makes things a hundred times better. Uber driver TJ Jones (who uses they/them pronouns) decided to cash in on an opportunity to show their creative skills and created 11 personalized playlists for their passengers. And it went viral!

After TJ’s initial tweet racked up 260K likes back in February, people have been flooding their feed with compliments and requests. From “white dudes who look like [they] like rap” to “quiet ppl”, Jones has a playlist for everyone. With the encouragement, the Spotify playlist virtuoso decided to create more collections and is now a professional playlist curator. Scroll down below to check out the story for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!

More info: Twitter | Spotify

Meet TJ Jones (who uses they/them pronouns) whose Spotify playlists went viral back in February

TJ’s original tweet gathered 260K and many people rushed to compliment TJ’s music choices

While driving for Uber, Jones decided to create 11 personalized lists

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To make the Uber experience more enjoyable for themselves and their passengers

And it worked! Not only did their passengers compliment Jones, people on the internet also joined in

Encouraged by the public demand, Jones started creating other playlists

As well as offering to personalize playlists for people

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Which soon enough grew into a profession

With many new playlists out and more on their way

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Jones now describes themself as a music consultant and marketer

And people are absolutely crazy about TJ’s talent at curating playlists!

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Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

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As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

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As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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Don Flynn
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes all it takes is making an effort to better other people's days. This is one of those success stories! Congratulations TJ and don't let up. Successful people keep at it and I'm sure that you will continue that trend! Great job!

Wanda Queen
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ahhh TJ, this middle aged, quiet white woman with a secret passion for hard rock and o early rap would stump you. :p BUT, the thought is appreciated.

Maci Wilcox
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same here - 13 year old girl who loves Billy Joel, The Beatles, and David Bowie XD

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s m
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

boredpanda —there’s no point emphasising that the subject of the article uses the pronoun “they”, if you address them as a “he” in the title TWICE

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Don Flynn
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes all it takes is making an effort to better other people's days. This is one of those success stories! Congratulations TJ and don't let up. Successful people keep at it and I'm sure that you will continue that trend! Great job!

Wanda Queen
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ahhh TJ, this middle aged, quiet white woman with a secret passion for hard rock and o early rap would stump you. :p BUT, the thought is appreciated.

Maci Wilcox
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same here - 13 year old girl who loves Billy Joel, The Beatles, and David Bowie XD

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s m
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

boredpanda —there’s no point emphasising that the subject of the article uses the pronoun “they”, if you address them as a “he” in the title TWICE

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