Oh, brother, your video gets into exactly my gripes with today's internet, apps and AI, saying more in half an hour than I could explain in 4 hours.

Day-by-day, the Internet is becoming less about surfing it or sailing it, but more like a lazy river where people simply lie back and are taken by the current, being told what to be interested in.

It's why I'm on #Mastodon to begin with. And thanks for the Canada shout-out against these BS annexation threats.

#Fediverse

I tremendously enjoy your silly videos about weird and obsolete tech, but this one hits on a very different level.
I absolutely share your concern about a future where our thinking is goverened by algorithms nobody really understands anymore (I just watched Joe Scott's TMI video this morning where he mentions that he knows one of the engineers at Youtube who are responsible for working on the algorithm, and that not even they understand it in full anymore).
This is the reason why I hang out here on Mastodon. This is the reason why I don't use other social media. I subscribe to Youtube channels I like through their feeds (I import them into my RSS reader and follow them in this manner, so I never even have to interact with the recommendations Youtube pushes on me).

I am incredibly concerned about the developments in society over the last 15 years or so since algorithmic curation of content has become widespread. This can lead to all kinds of dangerous developments, including the rise of very questionable figures into positions of power because they are not ashamed to exploit the algorithms to further their own agenda.

Thank you very much for making this video. I'm sure I'll watch it again, probably many more times. But I think now I have to get away from the screen and go outside to get some fresh air. As important this is to think about, it's also really heavy and depressing.

All the best to you!

You tube keeps reminding me my watch history is off. Uh, yeah. On purpose. @TechConnectify