post-algorithm world
How to Leave an Internet That’s Always in Crisis
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Keely Adler added 2y 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 - 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
sari added 2y ago
- You do not have to surrender your commitment to facts to participate in an alternate reality. You just have to engage with one, in any way. If you are a user of digital systems, if you allow them to provide you recommendations, if you train them on your preferences, if you respond in any way to the likes, downvotes, re-shares, and comment features ... See more
from Reality Is Just a Game Now by The New Atlantis
Stuart Evans added 1y ago
sari added 2y ago
Keely Adler added 2y 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
Keely Adler added 2y 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