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		If algorithmic media improves content, why does everything feel worse? (simone.org)
		5 points by smnrg on Nov 1, 2023 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

jruohonen on Nov 1, 2023 [–]

"I've been there, stuffing YouTube junk food into my brain and actual junk food into my mouth at 1 AM, watching some idiot react to another idiot's reaction to more idiots."

"It's not that different: you shovel food into your mouth, you shovel ideas into your brain."

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