> We want to consume the best things, develop the best habits, and visit the best places. FOMO writ large? An unstated assumption of this article is that we n

> We want to consume the best things, develop the best habits, and visit the best places. FOMO writ large? An unstated assumption of this article is that we need recommenders, whether they be algorithmic or human. An alternative is to periodically sample from a wide variety of things, habits, and places, and otherwise to pay attention to (or even rabbit hole on) those which are the most congenial one has found thus far. [eg: here, I prefer actively exercising Sturgeon's Law on /newest to passively accepting whatever floats onto /]