internet

I have never enjoyed the autoplay feature[1] that streaming services use—the thing where, after finishing an album or movie or tv episode, the service will just keep blasting content at your face until you tell it to stop. It’s a feature that feels designed specifically to erode

Every operating system and half the software I use wants to predict my needs. When I open up the browser on my phone, it has a links from other apps on the homepage. If I start typing something into the URL bar, I’ll see suggestions for what I might

At some level, most of us interact with discovery algorithms on a daily basis. They take the form of “new music for you” playlists, “Picks for you” movies, or “Recommended” books. These tastemaker algorithms are supposed to look at what you enjoy, then recommend new and exciting things to you.