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Re:Facebook loses users for the first time by CTmystery on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @09:21PM (#30187647)
With that description, I can't help but think of "the entertainment" from infinite jest.
Re:Facebook loses users for the first time by jquery on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @11:13PM (#30188561)
That's exactly what TikTok is. I've tried to use it several times, but it was just too dystopian for me to keep going. It was an intensely disquieting experience seeing the algorithm try to "addict" me to the product. I just don't see the appeal in being an utterly passive consumer of entertainment generated by an AI (yes, I know humans nominally generate the content, but the secret sauce is the AI playing conductor). It reminds me of Elsa-gate. Just surreal.