#Fuck the algorithm

[kesoyotes]

@tmaynt Challenge: Day 17 - Best Michelangelo

'03 Mikey is a better all around character but as someone who grew up with 2012 it was hard not to include 2012 Mikey too ... he's the best in his own special way to me

[nineinch-ninch]

i hate the algorithm actually i came on here explicitly for nine inch nails i only interact with posts about nine inch nails so why are you showing me arcane

[physalian]

Ok but somebody just sent me one of those Gary Vee videos (and I have very mixed feelings about motivational speakers in general) specifically about underperforming content.

In the clip the bulk of Gary’s argument is: Stop blaming the algorithm, your content sucks. The algorithm is your customer, figure out how to appease it and make it work for you, because “blaming the algorithm” makes you sound like one of those “well it’s not *me* people are just too basic for my content”.

And. Yes. I fully appreciate and acknowledge that my content sucks… on platforms where I have to pretend to be something I’m not to appease the algorithm.

And yes it is its own thing, not simply the will of the people. If it were the will of the people, I wouldn’t have my Instagram infested with scam accounts every time I so much as hint at marketing. The “will of the people,” Mr. Vee, is this hellsite right here.

“Shut up and figure out how to enjoy the process” some comment said.

Friendo, I will never enjoy the process of being on social media, as social media continues to grind inevitably toward the brain-rotting content generation machine to satisfy diminishing attention spans.

I’m not mad that “the algorithm” doesn’t like my content. I’m pissed that there’s an algorithm at all and that because it exists, people are encouraged to saturate the market with unoriginality and play it safe, over being experimental and unique. I can’t tell you how many times on YouTube alone I’ve seen videos by some of my favorite creators that didn’t perform well and say “I know this won’t do well, but I had fun” and it’s some of the best content they’ve made in part because they know they’re not under pressure to perform and can be so much more human.

I don’t want to appease the algorithm because I don’t want there to be a goddamn algorithm. When you have a robot deciding what videos to show you based on numbers and not soul, you have a game you can rig. Which is great! If your goal is to encourage a bunch of people desperate for audiences to play that game and over-produce the exact same content.

Booktok is a shining example.

It encourages people to put on acts and adopt attitudes and arguments that they might not agree with because that’s what’s trending and they’ve made their livelihood dependent on clicks and ad revenue. Or am I imagining the deluge of rage bait out there on TikTok?

I could mindlessly and spitefully pinch out artificial enthusiasm (or rage) for things I don’t care about for attention. I could have ChatGPT write me a month’s worth of cheap tweets. I could make an assembly line for Instagram reels with all the depth and uniqueness of a gutter puddle. I could write “what sells” and glue it together in a Canva AI-generated cover to add to the steaming pile of romantacy.

But I’m an artist, and for fuck’s sake, if this is what I have to do to reach people, the people that I’m reaching won’t enjoy my work anyway. I have a day job, I’m not doing this for money. If I end up with a cult following, I’d rather have a loyal few than sell my soul to feeding the algorithm. Fuck the algorithm.

[personal-blog243]

If you are a conservative/republican leaning person who maybe doesn’t understand where other people get there info or how they think; here are a few YouTube channels if you are interested in listening to the “other side”. (Keeping in mind that labels are not set in stone and “sides” and labels are mostly bullshit)

. Some More News- with Cody Johnston and Katy Stoll

. Last Week Tonight- with John Oliver

. The New Evangelicals- with Tim Whitaker and April Joy (note: Tim Whitaker has recently been accused of some anger management/hostile workplace issues. Take with a grain of salt)

. Belle of the Ranch- if you want shorter videos

. Legal Eagle

These are just a few YouTube channels that one MIGHT define as “left” that cover some of these topics if you are interested in seeing how other people think and where they get there info.

[thepopsicle]

Don’t you love googling something about the trump administration and getting nothing but propaganda.

Do you get the answers to your question?? No

Do you get an onslaught of brainwash material? Yes

[c0smiccom3t]

Spring break started for me so im gonna have to post more d.d stuff HERE HAVE A DAJO.

[chillpi11]

Dude I hate algorithms so much WHY DOES IT TAKE SO MUCH EFFORT JUST TO BE SEEN AND HEARD BRO

GOSH I HATE HAVING TO POST AT THE “PERFECT TIME”

Im just mad my recent tiktok post was lower than all the others

Ugghh this sucks

[moonsworndandelion]

we're always joking about tumblr's non-existant search function, but can we talk about the barely-there search parameters in streaming services ?

Like on netflix I can search a movie by genre or by orignial language, not both ?

On youtube you can type search words that are ignored after the second result, and are expected to choose between the same three video recommended on every pages ?

I'm not talking about having a search function as powerful as Ao3 (even if that would be AMAZING), but just the simplest ff.net search menu would be enough for me !!!

[irrelevaantidiot]

Dear TikTok do you hate me am i shadowbanned what is going on I posted this almost 12 hours ago and I have like almost 700 followers on the site it should not look like this??

[rottenhellion]

"For You" page like:

-AI Art is great actually you're pathetic for having a problem with it

-Cat

-Shitty meme page

-Incredibly obvious ad post

-Cat

-Some of the most rancid niche discourse I have ever seen

-Cat

-Person that wants people like me dead

-Cat

-Cat

[ahopelessprincessreincarnation]

Is it just me, or has other people's Twitter(I am not calling it "X" or whatever the fuck Elongated Msukrat wants it to be named or something no matter what. Lmfaoooo he can suck my fat throbbing and imaginary girl dick)been really...garbage at recommending them tweets and stuff related to what they're actually interested in lately?I know social media algorithms are probably always exploitative and shit because capitalism but maybe I'm just now noticing??I don't know they feel more put of place and negative than usual(To be fair, Twitter is sorta a form of "digital self-harm" or at the very least self-triggering for me but who cares?:P)Its not like I even want to be on the annoying blue bird app anyways but for some reason constantly arguing with people in a morally-righteous way and being upset and scared all the time when I'm on there...it feels really good at the same time??I don't even know anymore sorry if my explanation doesn't make sense, are there any psychological studies on why this happens?(That sounds dumb, sorry for being an idiot but I'm genuinely curious).

[personal-blog243]

Weird polar opposite extremes I’ve noticed in internet content about relationships geared towards single people.

I’m not saying all content is like this, these are just toxic extremes that I have noticed. But maybe I’m just too online and my algorithm is especially fucked up.🤷🏼‍♀️

1. This extreme side is the misogynist “body count” competition obsessed side. This is the side that has the obviously fake “man on the street interviewing only fans model” bullshit that will convince you that EVERYONE is having sex with a different person every single night and therefore something Is deeply wrong with you. It is the unhealthy mentality that relationships are competitive and transactional.

2. This other content that I think is supposed to be the opposite will tell you that you have to wait and make yourself ABSOLUTELY PERFECT before you can think about investing in relationships or socializing. It usually has an unhealthy “hustle culture” mentality and will tell you to wake up at 4am or 5am, go to the gym every single morning, and have an EXTENSIVE multi step skin care routine (even the men). It may show these people being successful in their careers or fitness by hustling like this, but it feels lonely and like too much work for too little reward.

[brucenorris007]

COOL. So now Youtube just DOESN'T HAVE a front page anymore. Just a blank white space where the algorithm can "create" a front page based on your searches.

OH FUCKING JOY

[th0mblr]

So here's something

I like motorbikes, I'm taking my test to ride them without learner plates, some of my videos have been tips and tricks on passing this test.

Unfortunately that means advertisers assume I'm a 60 year old conservative with vast masses of wealth and masculine insecurity issues.

No I don't want to go on a boys only biker holiday , no I don't want to buy a Harley Davidson ever . No I don't feel threatened by "loonie lefties" putting a 20 mph limit in a school zone near me. And no I'm not Interested in sticking wish.com plastic on anything I consider personally valuable. I don't want fake spikes or silly little mall ninja stars or stickers with nazi iconography on them on my bike.

The algorithm must have so much information on me by now. How has it been so unnoticed that an unemployed disaster bisexual hasn't spent more than 40 quid on anything in over a year

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[flightyquinn]

my favorite thing about twitter is that its algorithm is so bad that not only does it not know how to identify any of your interests, it literally just makes shit up. like, you have to go through three menus just to find your interest list, and then it's just a bunch of random shit that's all checked off. if you actually manage to get it all unchecked, then you can check back on it now and then and watch as it desperately tries to guess something, anything, that you might be interested, based on absolutely nothing you've actually done on the site. it's actually pretty amazing.