Hey guys, welcome to a new section of this newsletter! A lot of you that have been reading this newsletter regularly may know how vocal I have been regarding the evils of algorithmic content curation since it can deprive us of novel thoughts and ideas, and so I’ve decided to start posting a weekly curation of the most interesting and unique articles/ideas I’ve found on the internet.
I really like this, Vishisht. Every day I have to remind myself I am not an algorithm, because I am treated like one. How many shows in Netflix's library: many thousands? It seems like 40, because the algorithm thinks it knows what I like. Same in social media, ads, other streaming services. It thinks it knows what I like. I have yet to meet an algorithm that knows anything about what I really like and don't like at all.
I really like this, Vishisht. Every day I have to remind myself I am not an algorithm, because I am treated like one. How many shows in Netflix's library: many thousands? It seems like 40, because the algorithm thinks it knows what I like. Same in social media, ads, other streaming services. It thinks it knows what I like. I have yet to meet an algorithm that knows anything about what I really like and don't like at all.