The long tail of the internet promised diversity; instead we got sameness

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Post by loudtdarrow » Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 4:45 PM UTC

The long tail of the internet promised diversity; instead we got sameness
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Re: The long tail of the internet promised diversity; instead we got sameness

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Post by nullish_signal » Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 4:48 PM UTC

"...promised Diversity, instead we got Homogeneity"

Many such cases!

Re: The long tail of the internet promised diversity; instead we got sameness

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Post by 082349872349872 » Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 5:59 PM UTC

I think an important post-smartphone skill is the ability to move a search bubble around, to convince the algorithm to (however slowly) come along on a flânerie or dérive of sorts.

Is there a word for this activity?

PS. for anyone yet unaware: https://search.marginalia.nu

Re: The long tail of the internet promised diversity; instead we got sameness

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Post by loudtdarrow » Tue, Jan 31, 2023, 12:15 AM UTC

082349872349872 wrote: post #3

I think an important post-smartphone skill is the ability to move a search bubble around, to convince the algorithm to (however slowly) come along on a flânerie or dérive of sorts. Is there a word for this activity? PS. for anyone yet unaware: https://search.marginalia.nu

try https://metaphor.systems too. It's an AI-powered (what isn't anymore) search engine I found quite interesting