so you think you're smart

on reliability, preciousness, big brain energy et al

Yoooooo,

I realised the other day why i find algorithms so… icky.

Part of it is about the control i lose (classic), but there’s a deeper thing to it.

Algorithms actually make me feel like i am constantly being sold to.

The endless feed is an up-sell, the recommended tab is a cross-sell, and so on.

Whereas email, RSS, and even (madness!) consulting websites d…