Re:The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem
by icebraining on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @05:53PM
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Yes, but that has an unspoken assumption that recent habits are more additive than longer term ones. I find that suspect; after all, you've already shown that you'll go back again and again to these kinds of videos, whereas you might spend a couple of hours watching a bunch of videos of a kind that you'll never be interested in again.
Personally, I find YouTube terrible at keeping me engaged. Even when I want to keep watching videos, their sidebar fails to show me anything I want to click on at least 1/3 of the times.
Yes, but that has an unspoken assumption that recent habits are more additive than longer term ones
This is too fine a point. A user will "select" a default choice by doing nothing, and it's in YT's interests to provide default choices that reward the company. This has been researched for decades and is supported by, among other things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_quo_bias
Re:The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem
by quadrangle on Thursday July 13, 2017 @09:19PM
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You could be exceptional or the algorithms might just be shitty at their intended purpose. Lots of possibilities.
It's a classic race-to-the-bottom. If YouTube lets Facebook keep you addicted, you won't get to the long-term.
http://timewellspent.io/ is good for perspective