Archived post — originally dated 2014-12-08.
Interestingly, one of the first people to criticize these kind of “recommender systems” for their unintended effect on society was Patti Maes who had invented RINGO. She said that the inevitable effect is to narrow and simplify your experience - leading people to get stuck in a static, ever-narrowing version of themselves. Adam Curtis on NO FUTURE
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