Re:Instagram’s co-founders are back with Artifact, a kind of...
by BruceEel on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @08:32AM
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> Purely algorithmic feeds work for TikTok because people want to shut their brains off when they use the app.
Yes, if I'm half-freezing and my train is like 15min late something like that might actually come in quite handy... but that's about where its usefulness ends for me.
>but the friction is actually an important feature, and keeps the experience from devolving into lowest common denominator clickbait.
This is a great insight, I think you are 100% spot-on here.
Yes, if I'm half-freezing and my train is like 15min late something like that might actually come in quite handy... but that's about where its usefulness ends for me.
>but the friction is actually an important feature, and keeps the experience from devolving into lowest common denominator clickbait.
This is a great insight, I think you are 100% spot-on here.