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This is the ultimate downside of predictive ads and content: if the Internet only sees you as someone to give what they already want, obviously you'll get bored
by rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
This is the ultimate downside of predictive ads and content: if the Internet only sees you as someone to give what they already want, obviously you'll get bored with the same crap over and over.
This is what happens when we relegate all of our discovery to community aggregators like Reddit and HN, or social media sites like Facebook and Twitter that are, at the end of the day, there to sell you ads.
I was never into MySpace, and before Facebook came along I remember MY FRIENDS telling me about this funny video called "Leeroy Jenkins."
- return0 11y agoMaybe they should try the opposite, like facebook or twitter giving you the least relevant content to your interests. That's how one finds rare gems