alt Hacker NewsI just don’t think that the addiction is exclusively due to the algorithm. There’s really a lack of affordable varied options for learning trade and entertainment. We say in Portuguese: You shouldn’t throw the baby away along with the water you used to bathe.
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Wyverald • yesterday at 10:34 PM
For the record, almost the exact same expression exists in English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_throw_the_baby_out_wit...
I don't see any harm that could come from saying "a less addictive algorithm needs to be available to users"? For example, lets say there is an option to only recommend videos from channels you subscribe to, that would be much less addictive, why isn't that an option? A regulation that forces these companies to add such a feature would only make the world a better place.