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Re:Monolith: The Recommendation System Behind TikTok by oogali on Friday April 14, 2023 @08:19PM (#35576425)
So, in the old days, if you fall asleep in front of the TV you might have some weird infomercial-fueled dreams. But they’re purged when you wake up.

Now, if you fall asleep in front of your phone screen, it takes days or weeks to shake out that mistake?

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Re:Monolith: The Recommendation System Behind TikTok by Bjartr on Friday April 14, 2023 @11:21PM (#35577359)
Maybe, or maybe the system is good enough to low weight or completely discount hours long periods of non interaction.
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