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

  • Syntha@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 months ago

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

    • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Not true. I don’t watch it.

      And even if I did, it doesn’t mean that I liked it. None of these tech companies’ algorithms seem to account for that little fact, even when I directly express otherwise.

      • Syntha@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        6 months ago

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

      • foxbat@lemmings.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        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.nlEnglish
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          6 months 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.