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I love the statement in the conclusion. Curation is something we intrinsically favor over engagement algorithms. Noisy is easy to quantify, but greatness is no
by cameron_b 2y ago
I love the statement in the conclusion.
Curation is something we intrinsically favor over engagement algorithms. Noisy is easy to quantify, but greatness is not. Greatness might have a lag in engagement metrics while folks read or watch the material. It might provoke consideration, instead of reaction.
Often we need seasons of production in order to calibrate our selection criteria, and hopefully this season of booming generation leads to a very rich new opportunity to curate great things to elevate from the noise.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoWhy is curation relevant to ‘greatness’? By definition 99% of the content produced has to be in the bottom 99 percentiles, in any given year. Even if the entire world decided everything must be curated, that would just mean the vast vast majority of curators have not-great taste. Whereas in a future world where 99% of it is driven by algorithms, that would mean the vast majority of curators have ‘great’ taste. But this seems entirely orthogonal.
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