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Why does everything seem like clickbait? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by bmsok@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@lemmy.world

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Things are going downhill far too quickly. Attention grabbing headlines and no useful content from articles rule the internet.

It makes no sense.

I cannot understand if this is due to AI, corporate greed, propaganda, or a mixture of all of the above.

I love exploring new and creative content. It brings me such great joy to learn new things.

Recently I've felt that I've been backed into a corner on every platform/service that I use and can't get out of getting the same spoon-fed content they think I'll like rather than allowing me to actually discover something fun and new.

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[–] Candelestine@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Utility is one thing. Utility can be anything, it can assist in the pursuit of some goal that someone, somewhere, has.

Specifically though, I asked if it helped them with understanding the world around them. Not if it helped them do anything at all. I'm sure it helped them do quite a lot, starting with such simple things as passing the time with quality storytelling. Just for starters.

[–] ContentConsumer9999@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

Fair enough. Also, it wouldn't even need to be useful for the general populace. It might've been a controlling tool like monotheistic religions in the middle age or a good way to dupe some wealthy people into buying cheap trinkets.