post-algorithm world
The true influence of Post Internet People on general internet socialization was both more subtle and more important than simply a shiny new social networking site. By joining the social internet after their parents were already there, they faced an especially dire version of “context collapse.” This is danah boyd’s term for when people from all yo
... See morefrom Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch
Keely Adler added 5mo ago
It is misleading then to argue that cultural circulation has been democratized. The means of circulation are algorithmic, and they are not subject to democratic accountability or control. Hyperconnectivity has in fact further concentrated power over the means of circulation in the hands of the giant platforms that design and control the architectur
... See morefrom Hyperconnected Culture and Its Discontents by Rogers Brubaker
Keely Adler added 5mo ago
As part of its purpose in slowing news down (hence the name), and taking time to make sense of what’s really going on in the world rather than just react to the immediate, Tortoise’s editorial team hosts weekly online ‘Open News Think-Ins’ at which they discuss the news stories of the week with the subscriber community. They start the conversation
... See morefrom Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us by Brian Eno
Keely Adler added 5mo ago
attention as an outgrowth of interest and, crucially, of choice.
from The Great Fracturing of American Attention by Megan Garber
Keely Adler added 5mo ago
- these algorithms can do little else but recommend to us that which other people have already clicked on, suggesting an implicit (and deeply ideological) assumption that we always want more of what we’ve gotten before.
from Review: Kyle Chayka's Filterworld by Freddie deBoer
sari added 8mo ago
reminds me of Yancey Strickler's comment on the Sublime zine: “once I’m so deep a rabbit how do I get out?”
- ALLYN: More of the same, that's what people online are complaining about. And it makes sense because algorithms serve up recommendations based on a vast amount of data the AI has gathered on you. If you like this, well, then you might like this. This is true when we listen to podcasts, read articles, shop online, use social media. It's everywhere. ... See more
from Examining the growing movement against the algorithms that control ... by Bobby Allyn
sari added 8mo ago
ppl want less of the same, not more of the same
- Big Data processes codify the past. They do not invent the future. Doing that requires moral imagination, and that’s something only humans can provide. We have to explicitly embed better values into our algorithms, creating Big Data models that follow our ethical lead. Sometimes that will mean putting fairness ahead of profit.
from Weapons of Math Destruction Quotes by Cathy O'Neil
sari added 1y ago
- This output of energy — the need to be patient, to tolerate lots of sifting, to engage in active effort — is precisely the opposite of the convenience/efficiency of highly sorted algorithmic feeds. There’s no shortcut to rewilding your brain, as far as I can tell.
from 9 Ways to ‘Rewild Your Attention’ by Clive Thompson
Stuart Evans added 1y ago
- There will be zero credence given to The Algorithm, and we will not be making data-driven editorial decisions.
andrea added 1y ago
from Rob Hardy - foster