Cory Doctorow on Nostr: I'm not saying that it's a *sin* to read an algorithmic feed, but relying on ...
I'm not saying that it's a *sin* to read an algorithmic feed, but relying on algorithmic feeds *is* a recipe for feeling empty, and regretful of your misspent attention. This is true even when the algorithm is good at its job, as with Tiktok, whose whole appeal is to take your hands off the wheel and give total control over to the autopilot.
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