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agraceh13 's review for:
Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
by Kyle Chayka
To be fair, I think going into this book I knew more than most about the subject matter. A good explanation of the state of the internet. I think it could have been tightened up a lot--maybe I noticed it more because it was an audiobook, but I felt like it explained things multiple times.
Also, it's WILD that a book that was released less than a year ago already feels outdated--there's hardly any mention of AI and how they are used by these big tech companies.
I thought the history and law parts were particularly useful, and I loved when he gave recommendations or talked about art and music. I wish it had been more data and less anecdotes--which I know is difficult as these companies do not publish much information.
Nostalgia plays such a big part in this, which, as someone who barely remembers anything pre-internet and had Instagram in high school is, kind of feels kind of cheap? Not sure how to describe it.
Also, it's WILD that a book that was released less than a year ago already feels outdated--there's hardly any mention of AI and how they are used by these big tech companies.
I thought the history and law parts were particularly useful, and I loved when he gave recommendations or talked about art and music. I wish it had been more data and less anecdotes--which I know is difficult as these companies do not publish much information.
Nostalgia plays such a big part in this, which, as someone who barely remembers anything pre-internet and had Instagram in high school is, kind of feels kind of cheap? Not sure how to describe it.