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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
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Probably the most poignant, galvanizing, and ignitive book I've read this year.
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Filterworld is a fascinating look at just how pervasive algorithms are in our digital consumption. From books we read, music we listen to, shows we watch, how we interact with our peers, it’s all nudged and shaped by a robotic, unfeeling hand.
The author is roughly the same age as me (elder millennial gang) so his Web 1.0 upbringing rang very true to me. As clunky as it was, I miss that old internet.
Like him, I have grown very wary of how much data I consume, what I’m doing with it, and perhaps most importantly, what it’s doing with me.
I found the chapters toward the end of the book on curation to be very soothing. I’d never thought I’d miss DJs, but I do. We all had our favorite DJs and knew what blocks they played on our favorite stations.
I’d recommend this if you are interested in discourse on media consumption. It meanders a bit but it didn’t really bother me.
The author is roughly the same age as me (elder millennial gang) so his Web 1.0 upbringing rang very true to me. As clunky as it was, I miss that old internet.
Like him, I have grown very wary of how much data I consume, what I’m doing with it, and perhaps most importantly, what it’s doing with me.
I found the chapters toward the end of the book on curation to be very soothing. I’d never thought I’d miss DJs, but I do. We all had our favorite DJs and knew what blocks they played on our favorite stations.
I’d recommend this if you are interested in discourse on media consumption. It meanders a bit but it didn’t really bother me.
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Key quotes from this book:
Consumption without taste is just undiluted, accelerated capitalism.
In the matter of personal taste, knowing what you like is difficult. But it's equally hard to know when you don't like or don't want something when it's being so strenuously presented as "For You." In Filterworld, it becomes increasingly difficult to trust yourself or know who you are in the perceptions of algorithmic recommendations.
Marketing has taken the place of creation in the same way that conforming to the algorithmic feed has taken the place of creative self-expression. Neither is particularly concerned with originality.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced