I've written a few things before about algorithmic recommendation, most of which boil down to the idea that such systems reshape users to experience desire on schedule and in pre-formatted ways. This standardization makes it easier for platforms to sell their users on to advertisers: What those users are presumed to "want" has been turned into a kind of rationalized, structured data and A/B tested within algorithmic feeds.
Spotify selves
Spotify selves
Spotify selves
I've written a few things before about algorithmic recommendation, most of which boil down to the idea that such systems reshape users to experience desire on schedule and in pre-formatted ways. This standardization makes it easier for platforms to sell their users on to advertisers: What those users are presumed to "want" has been turned into a kind of rationalized, structured data and A/B tested within algorithmic feeds.