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		queuebert 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Social Security Administration Moving Public Commu... Same here. When I hear people talk about how awful some platform is, knowing that it optimizes for their engagement, it feels like an accidental admission of their secret desires.

aegypti 11 months ago [–]

The secret desires of the default, untuned FYP? Those categories are known quantities to the social algo curious.

Can simply make a new genpop type Twitter account and immediately see them for yourself, the uncurated experience is heartbreaking.

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