If scrolling feels more exhausting than entertaining, you're not alone. I feel the same way, and a recent study backs up the sentiment: Social media is losing its fun factor.
I may be wrong (I left the algorithmic social medias when they abandoned linear timelines [kept reddit until about a year before the exodus, since only fedi]) but:
Is that not because that is the content you interact with (argumentatively, likely, but still) or hover over longer with their eye movement sensors, or all the other ways they track you, and so they think “ahh he ‘likes’ (hate engages with) this content so send more!” in a loop to keep you engaged and keep making money for them through advertisements?
Like, if you ignored that shit (and iirc there’s often a way to “reset” your algorithm in some settings, after all, they want the data they sell to be accurate, it’s more valuable to sell…) and started only liking/lingering on family shit and cats (how can you ignore the kitties after all), they’d send primarily that, yes?
I could be wrong about that, this is my understanding as an outsider, but I’m curious. At the end of the day I’ll forever advocate for the end of such algorithmic practices entirely long term, and the end of one’s individual involvement with it in the present moment: “Bruh get off that shit it is rotting your brain. Like actually, by design, and it wants to keep you locked in. Don’t look at the Basilisk.”
It’s some of that, on some platforms. Other platforms also get paid to promote posts or advertisement. Depending on who pays the most, you can see different things based on your demographics.
An important thing to remember is that they will show you something in the money making category. If they know what you want, they make more if they show you something that’s likely to be effective. If they don’t know what you want, they make more if they show you something targeting your demographic. If they’re fuzzy on everything, they show you something.
Which political geographic is more likely to target Facebook? Which one is more likely to spend demographic money to try to court younger white men from a low to middle income bracket?
I may be wrong (I left the algorithmic social medias when they abandoned linear timelines [kept reddit until about a year before the exodus, since only fedi]) but:
Is that not because that is the content you interact with (argumentatively, likely, but still) or hover over longer with their eye movement sensors, or all the other ways they track you, and so they think “ahh he ‘likes’ (hate engages with) this content so send more!” in a loop to keep you engaged and keep making money for them through advertisements?
Like, if you ignored that shit (and iirc there’s often a way to “reset” your algorithm in some settings, after all, they want the data they sell to be accurate, it’s more valuable to sell…) and started only liking/lingering on family shit and cats (how can you ignore the kitties after all), they’d send primarily that, yes?
I could be wrong about that, this is my understanding as an outsider, but I’m curious. At the end of the day I’ll forever advocate for the end of such algorithmic practices entirely long term, and the end of one’s individual involvement with it in the present moment: “Bruh get off that shit it is rotting your brain. Like actually, by design, and it wants to keep you locked in. Don’t look at the Basilisk.”
It’s some of that, on some platforms. Other platforms also get paid to promote posts or advertisement. Depending on who pays the most, you can see different things based on your demographics.
An important thing to remember is that they will show you something in the money making category. If they know what you want, they make more if they show you something that’s likely to be effective. If they don’t know what you want, they make more if they show you something targeting your demographic. If they’re fuzzy on everything, they show you something.
Which political geographic is more likely to target Facebook? Which one is more likely to spend demographic money to try to court younger white men from a low to middle income bracket?
Good to know.
Second question,
Are young people still on Facebook? I thought it was just “for boomers” now.