Oct 12, 2026, 1:25 PM🦊
Wrote an angry little plea to all the stars in the firmament and whatever saints exist, asking them to deliver me from recommendation engines. https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/all-watched-over-by-algorithms-of-loving-grace/
- Oct 12, 2026, 1:25 PM
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- Oct 12, 2026, 1:27 PM
INTERVIEWER: ethan you just broke a two month-long blogging dry spell with the most old-man-yells-at-clouds thing you’ve ever written, how did you do it
ME: that’s an excellent question, i guess the first thing i’d say is [plays a single unbroken note on a slide whistle for like two hours]
Tyler Stickatylersticka@social.lolOct 12, 2026, 2:02 PM@beep No algorithm comes close to my partner’s recommendations for me 🥰 https://tylersticka.com/journal/my-best-music-related-experience/
- Oct 12, 2026, 2:39 PM
@tylersticka Tyler I think you know how much I love this ❤️🔥 And that’s sort of the thing, too: humans have always, always been the best avenue for finding new things I truly love. An algorithm doesn’t even come close.
Dave Rupertdavatron5000@mastodon.socialOct 12, 2026, 4:16 PM@tylersticka @beep 🥰🥰🥰
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