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WAyesterday at 10:35 PM1 replyview on HN

Kids in 5th grade use WhatsApp for entertainment to send hundreds of messages per day filled with memes and slop. From the perspective of one kid in a class chat, this is indistinguishable from an algorithmically curated feed.


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joe_mambayesterday at 10:37 PM

> this is indistinguishable from an algorithmically curated feed

If a classmate is sending you slop memes, then it's human curated content from an acquaintance, and not algorithmically driven, unless you consider your friends bots.

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