The author of Filterworld discusses art and culture in the age of Instagram and TikTok.

Seven years later, Kyle’s argument is that AirSpace has turned into what he now calls Filterworld, a phrase he uses to describe how algorithmic recommendations have become one of the most dominating forces in culture, and as a result, have pushed society to converge on a kind of soulless sameness in its tastes.

  • pelespiritOP
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    10 months ago

    I wonder if people who are new to Lemmy feel that loss of algorithm for most instances. It’s probably the thing I like most about Lemmy, I don’t have the sense of corporate showing me what they want me to see, but I could see how that would be a shock when you’re so used to it from other platforms.