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> the algorithm that maximizes engagement is the algorithm that gives the user exactly the content he most wants to engage with. Nothing about any system that
by Hammershaft 3y ago
> the algorithm that maximizes engagement is the algorithm that gives the user exactly the content he most wants to engage with.
Nothing about any system that opaquely ranks and filters content resembles a dumb pipe. Moreover, maximizing the attention content captures from viewers IS NOT the same as maximising the value users derive from content.