bespacific, 4 months ago How #socia media #algorithms 'flatten' our culture by making #decisions for us. "[There] are equations that measure what you're doing, #surveil #data of all users on these #platforms and then try to predict what each person is most likely to engage w" Kyle Chayka explains. "So rather than having this neat ordered feed you have this feed that's constantly trying to guess what you're going to #click on, what you're going to #read, what you're going to #watch or #listen to." https://www.npr.org/2024/01/17/1224955473/social-media-algorithm-filterworld
How #socia media #algorithms 'flatten' our culture by making #decisions for us. "[There] are equations that measure what you're doing, #surveil #data of all users on these #platforms and then try to predict what each person is most likely to engage w" Kyle Chayka explains. "So rather than having this neat ordered feed you have this feed that's constantly trying to guess what you're going to #click on, what you're going to #read, what you're going to #watch or #listen to." https://www.npr.org/2024/01/17/1224955473/social-media-algorithm-filterworld
LouisIngenthron, 4 months ago @bespacific Isn't customizing the experience for each person's unique tastes the complete opposite of "flattening" culture?
@bespacific Isn't customizing the experience for each person's unique tastes the complete opposite of "flattening" culture?
bespacific, 4 months ago @LouisIngenthron or Customizing=flattening
@LouisIngenthron or Customizing=flattening
LouisIngenthron, 4 months ago @bespacific How? Isn't the idea of a "flattened" culture one where everyone likes and watches the same thing? How is that not antithetical to individual customization?
@bespacific How? Isn't the idea of a "flattened" culture one where everyone likes and watches the same thing? How is that not antithetical to individual customization?
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