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TIL Playboy asked Richard Thompson and other musicians to compile a list of the best songs of the millennium to celebrate the year 2000. Thompson maliciously complied and included songs as old as …

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/IanGecko on 2025-05-28 05:08:36+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Playboy asked Richard Thompson and other musicians to compile a list of the best songs of the millennium to celebrate the year 2000. Thompson maliciously complied and included songs as old as the 13th century. The list was never published so Thompson released a live album.

  • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
    462·
    8 days ago

    That is a pretty mild take on malicious compliance.

    Malicious compliance (also known as malicious obedience) is the behavior of strictly following the orders of a superior despite knowing that compliance with the orders will have an unintended or negative result.

    Sure, the request assumed everyone would include more recent music, but that doesn’t mean including songs from the earlier part of the listed time frame had an unintended or negative result.

    • ccunning@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      8 days ago

      Agreed - Malicious compliance would typically involve the requestor having some sort of authority through command structure or regulatory enforcement. This just sounds like a miscommunication

      …and not particularly malicious.