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Re:Before YouTube’s algorithm, there were ‘coolhunters’ by blowski on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @02:17AM (#32747040)
> Maybe one day people will admit running your life through an algorithm isn't it.

Apart from a few geeks, almost everyone I know of says exactly that.

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Re:Before YouTube’s algorithm, there were ‘coolhunters’ by Dropper4662 on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @02:30AM (#32747147)
Most likely because they don't know they're doing it. And most people couldn't explain what algorithm means, or what it means in the youtube/tiktok recommendation context.
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