The algorithm knew I was expecting before I had had a chance to tell my family, friends or GP. At first, I was served up joyful videos. Then the tone became much darker ...
I’m not reading this article, but I was laid off a few months ago. Our finances are getting stretched thin. We started talking about “What if we had to sell our house?” and I started getting ads for moving companies frequently across a few platforms.
It was really depressing, and it made me exceedingly more stressed, not less. I can understand from the algorithm’s cold, calculating, machine perspective, it’s “just” serving relevant content. But maybe not every need should be monetized. (I know, capitalistic hellscape, but whatever)
I’m not reading this article, but I was laid off a few months ago. Our finances are getting stretched thin. We started talking about “What if we had to sell our house?” and I started getting ads for moving companies frequently across a few platforms.
It was really depressing, and it made me exceedingly more stressed, not less. I can understand from the algorithm’s cold, calculating, machine perspective, it’s “just” serving relevant content. But maybe not every need should be monetized. (I know, capitalistic hellscape, but whatever)