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I think it can be argued that, because human interests are so different and fractal, there's only so much damage that can be done with non-personalized algorith
by mcmoor 4mo ago
I think it can be argued that, because human interests are so different and fractal, there's only so much damage that can be done with non-personalized algorithm. Ads for a certain demographic will just alienate the other demographic. But with personalized algorithm, the poison can be customized for each person and be more fatal.
- trumpdong 4mo agoWe can imagine 100 different websites each with different non-personalized algorithms - another algorithm decides which one is best for you and directs you to that site. That's effectively a personalized algorithm with extra steps. That's where we are. HN is one of those sites.
- mcmoor 4mo agoYeah but then each of those websites would only have 1 audience, which would be economically ruinous. Even HN has >1M daily view which is quite a lot of eyes to cater. I guess there can be a sweet spot in a certain amount of MAU. And this is why I prefer medium-sized subreddit.