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Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
by Kyle Chayka
I definitely recommend this book - whether or not you're already disillusioned by "the algorithm."
I particularly enjoyed the way the Chayka first established what "the algorithm" is, mathematically, and emphasized that it is not a thing of it's own, but that it is a tool that companies choose to use. I also appreciated that although the author was making an argument that culture should be curated by humans, they did acknowledge how and why people can become dependent on sites that use it (namely artists, as it is currently the best way to reach an audience).
This was very interesting and accessible/readable. This review is for the audio version but I believe that a written version would be nearly as understandable.
On a personal note, I’m looking to slowmax this year as much as I can. This helped lay some of the groundwork for that by showing how only consuming culture online often restricts interests to the most widely accepted topics. This leads me to engage with more topics/items shallowly, whereas my slowmaxing resolution would be better filled by engaging deeply on topics that I find intriguing. I think we may have known this - but it was good to hear it out loud.
I particularly enjoyed the way the Chayka first established what "the algorithm" is, mathematically, and emphasized that it is not a thing of it's own, but that it is a tool that companies choose to use. I also appreciated that although the author was making an argument that culture should be curated by humans, they did acknowledge how and why people can become dependent on sites that use it (namely artists, as it is currently the best way to reach an audience).
This was very interesting and accessible/readable. This review is for the audio version but I believe that a written version would be nearly as understandable.
On a personal note, I’m looking to slowmax this year as much as I can. This helped lay some of the groundwork for that by showing how only consuming culture online often restricts interests to the most widely accepted topics. This leads me to engage with more topics/items shallowly, whereas my slowmaxing resolution would be better filled by engaging deeply on topics that I find intriguing. I think we may have known this - but it was good to hear it out loud.