Interesting review, though I agree with the author (at least with respect to the specific points you note).
Our culture has flattened, our debate is uninformed and superficial.
Algorithms function as entertainment and pseudo-culture. Their impact on developing brains can be expected to perpetuate a society unable to function without this addictive element.
Unless the addiction is broken, the cycle of affiction and decimation of intellect and culture will continue.
It's one thing to use tools for convenience, quite another to spend 4-6 hours a day mindlessly scrolling or reactively posting.
There's a world of literature, art, philosophy, science, but it will languish to the extent we continue to turn first to an algorithmic hit.
Interesting review, though I agree with the author (at least with respect to the specific points you note).
Our culture has flattened, our debate is uninformed and superficial.
Algorithms function as entertainment and pseudo-culture. Their impact on developing brains can be expected to perpetuate a society unable to function without this addictive element.
Unless the addiction is broken, the cycle of affiction and decimation of intellect and culture will continue.
It's one thing to use tools for convenience, quite another to spend 4-6 hours a day mindlessly scrolling or reactively posting.
There's a world of literature, art, philosophy, science, but it will languish to the extent we continue to turn first to an algorithmic hit.
I guess I may not have emphasized this very hard in the review but I definitely agree with Kyle on about 95% of this stuff.