thx for the wiki rabbit hole that started with the locust of control
Saw this movie referenced a few times recently. What is it?
They live
👍 Looks like fun
It’s a fantastic movie
Aside from the 7 minute fistfight that could’ve been a conversation.
Yeah, it could have been a conversation, but its still one of the best movie fights, haha
All my IT-illiterate peers when I try to explain algorithms to them.
Particularly annoying because most are on the All Natural train, yet get all their cough knowledge cough from WA and FB.
WA? washington?
whatsapp
Not much, whatsapp with you?
A YouTuber once said that she doesn’t believe in the algorithm but in good titles people click on. Like, you don’t believe that whether or not a video appears on one’s page is at least a factor in their decision to click on it?
delusional
“I don’t believe the algorithm is real, man. It’s just a concept, and concepts are just ideas, and ideas aren’t THINGS…”
Free will is stronger than social engineering but it’s a harder path. Let’s not pretend that advertisers can make most of us jump around like monkeys.
All I can say is that nonconformism is a defining factor of my life and I certainly don’t respond to ads consciously, but I’m not immune. None of us are.
I want pancakes now…
