the problem with recommendation algorithms on social media is platforms is I already follow like 80% of the people who like the things I like and the other 20% are my particular enemies
) is essentially doing what AI summaries claim to be doing, just with rigor and real citations and as much accuracy as a bunch of devoted people can achieve, but make it human volunteers 🫠
If you've been following any of the terrible data-related news coming out of the administration but haven't been able to step back and get a sense of the big picture, I have good news for you, which is that we just published a timeline compiling soooo many wild stories and events at [@unbreaking.org](
I have absolutely no business thinking about the people who—before both Trump administrations but especially last summer—were like "Ehh come on, how do you even think Trump will even do anything?? We have guard rails. Be serious." and yet here I am, working my way through all the things, aflame.
I mean, never bet against opportunistic flocking behavior in response to the whims of power. (I suspect the weird quality of the Bsky Bad pieces is just radiating from X itself. Platform as deranged group chat. But I don’t have direct experience of the current dynamics there.)
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I think that whole batch of extremely mid reporters publishing their Bluesky Is Super Icky articles in a drip over a few weeks was weird. Bad journalism is super derivative and I have no more persuasive theory, but idk. This round felt weird.
Great *official* user guides as video + really good text docs would be so useful. I am resigned to saying this on new platforms for the rest of my online life.
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