The Atlantic: Nobody Knows What’s Happening Online Anymore. Why you’ve probably never heard of the most popular Netflix show in the world.::undefined

  • Syntha@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Google pushes what you click. Stop watching this kind of content and it’ll probably stop being recommended to you

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        11 months ago

        they are not optimizing for your enjoyment, they’'re optimizing for your engagement. they don’t give a fuck if you hate what you’re watching as long as you watch it for longer.

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        11 months ago

        Well I practically never see these kinds of thumbnails, it’s absolutely influenced by your behaviour whatever it may be.