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The Atlantic: Nobody Knows What’s Happening Online Anymore. Why you’ve probably never heard of the most popular Netflix show in the world.::undefined

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[–] Syntha@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Google pushes what you click. Stop watching this kind of content and it'll probably stop being recommended to you

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] foxbat@lemmings.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they are not optimizing for your enjoyment, they''re optimizing for your engagement. they don't give a fuck if you hate what you're watching as long as you watch it for longer.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

they are not optimizing for your enjoyment, they''re optimizing for your engagement.

Yes that's my point.

they don't give a fuck if you hate what you're watching as long as you watch it for longer.

Don't know about you but I don't spend my free time torturing myself.

[–] Syntha@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago

Well I practically never see these kinds of thumbnails, it's absolutely influenced by your behaviour whatever it may be.