When you’re drinking the Kool-Aid of views, Algorithms, and “Heating”, how do you stop?
Emily Baker-White Reports for Forbes that TikTok (like many other tech companies) has a super secret special OMG magic button to turn up the heat on videos and give them viral pizzaz in exchange for making influencers feel all fuzzy inside: “The heating feature refers to boosting videos into the For You feed through operation […]
Anyone prefer TV over movies? *raises hand*
This XKCD comic resonates with me perfectly. I am one of those guys who normalizes TV show watching. I just love the narrative structure, the finite-ness, the beginning and the end, the pause and resume. It’s like watching someone grow up over time. You get invested, almost like you’re the extra on the screen (but […]