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If algorithmic feed is so bad then why are you on hacker news, a website with an algorithmic feed that is notoriously non-transparent and often accused of being
by pibaker 9mo ago
If algorithmic feed is so bad then why are you on hacker news, a website with an algorithmic feed that is notoriously non-transparent and often accused of being manipulated by bad actors?
- javascriptfan69 9mo ago"If smoking is so bad then why are you smoking?" Because I'm addicted like everyone else.
- pibaker 9mo agoGo to your account page, turn on noprocrast and set minaway to a very large number. You effectively ban your own account once you click confirm. Now set up home firewall / device blocking settings and block the HN domain. The first step towards overcoming addiction is admitting that you have one. I pray for your speedy recovery.
- deaux 9mo agoBecause obviously "algorithmic" is an oversimplification. Even a chronological feed is "algorithmic". What needs banning is the combination of "behavioral personalization + infinite content/scroll". HN's feed has neither of these elements.
- NekkoDroid 9mo agoI assume they mean personalized algorithms and not algorithms in general as that would encompas literally anything programmed not based on true RNG. And to my knowledge HN doesn't have any personalized feed.