[HN Gopher] The 11th Reason to Delete Your Social Media Account:...
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       The 11th Reason to Delete Your Social Media Account: The Algorithm
       Will Find You
        
       Author : Diogenetics
       Score  : 21 points
       Date   : 2021-05-01 11:10 UTC (11 hours ago)
        
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       | Tronno wrote:
       | If there is a message here beyond the usual "you are the
       | product", it's obscured by the author's choice of language. I'm
       | not sure what "the algorithm" is, but clearly it's sentient,
       | malevolent, and out to get me.
        
         | leipert wrote:
         | I don't think that the algorithm is sentient, malevolent and
         | out to get you. This also isn't the vibe I got from TFA. Maybe
         | a good analogy is the Paperclip Maximizer. But instead of
         | maximizing for paper clips, it is maximizing online time of
         | everyone involved.
         | 
         | For me the "you are the product" argument usually is countered
         | like: "I don't mind seeing adverts for things I like, I might
         | get great deals". The article isn't really about that, but that
         | the platforms by keeping you online draw you into arguments
         | that aren't good for you.
        
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