Re:Before YouTube's Algorithm, There Were 'Coolhunters'
by version_five on Monday September 05, 2022 @06:43PM
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To simplify, algorithms just regurgitate or "amplify" they don't actually invent new stuff. I think cool hunter can still be a thing.
Evidence:
In 1984 (or so), William Gibson wrote about subcultures (panther moderns as the example) springing up from nowhere overnight, driven by the internet age, which is what we see now in our connected algo driven interaction. In 2006 (or so) he wrote about Case (Porter?), cool hunter, still obviously relevant despite an understanding of what the internet can do.
Evidence:
In 1984 (or so), William Gibson wrote about subcultures (panther moderns as the example) springing up from nowhere overnight, driven by the internet age, which is what we see now in our connected algo driven interaction. In 2006 (or so) he wrote about Case (Porter?), cool hunter, still obviously relevant despite an understanding of what the internet can do.
I agree with Gibson