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> "The entertainment platform worked on improving their promoted content selection to prevent users from getting bored". This summary crucially omits that the
by oliveshell 7y ago
> "The entertainment platform worked on improving their promoted content selection to prevent users from getting bored".
This summary crucially omits that the platform's goal was not to prevent users from getting bored, it was to make more money. They were optimizing for time spent watching ads, not user experience.
I'll refrain here from passing judgment either way, but it's an important clarification to make.