Repost, but worth it.

This is what the “Luddite” attitude to technology actually is. It’s also important to remember that “recommendation” models are also a problem, it’s not just the slop generators that need to go.

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    13 hours ago

    What you’re talking about is 5 streams of lowest-common-denominator content

    Algorithms are tailor made to individuals, and designed to keep one person specifically engaged

    It’s not really comparable

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      11 hours ago

      Algorithms are tailor made to individuals, and designed to keep one person specifically engaged

      That’s not what his video was about. He didn’t mention that angle at all. The video was exclusively about passively consuming media instead of searching for information yourself.