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The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2024
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My first reaction was that this excerpt reminds me of a piece I wrote two years ago called "The Airbnb-ification of the arts", about how artists looking to make a career out of art are forced to cater to an algorithm that favors comfortable predictability over depth or uniqueness. My essay was heavily inspired by Kyle Chayka's famous 2016 essay "Welcome to Airspace".
Jokes on me for not reading the byline because it turns out Kyle wrote the book this excerpt is from! lol good for him. Looking forward to reading it.
I'm curious to know if he has a presence on Mastodon or any other Social Web apps, he's a really great writer I'd like to follow.