algorithmic anxiety
Kasper Jordaens and
algorithmic anxiety
Kasper Jordaens and

Platforms prevent agency
An algorithm just gives you what you think you want. I’m looking for what I don’t know I want. Keeping a list of what other humans say they like is better.
-Austin Kleon
what these continuous streams of content do is prevent you from taking a second to pause, reflect on who you really are, and realize where you are headed.
Kids will not believe me when I say this, but people didn’t always absorb their “content ” by way of mysterious algorithmic black magic on endlessly-scrolling crack feeds. We used to type web addresses into our browsers, and actually visit our favorite sites. This, going to “www dot college shitpost dot com” or whatever, was itself considered a
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