I actually sense the opposite! The internet used to exist more in the niches. Now, the algorithms feel more like they funnel people down the same routes
2026-04-23 18:58:47
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Dorothy :
Omg there is no town gossip anymore.
2026-04-23 21:47:03
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Sam Reich :
Who is Brandon Lee Mulligan? 🤔
2026-04-26 00:05:03
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Eric :
I feel this. Thanksgiving dinner phenomenon, but not just red vs blue. It’s AI-pilled vs knitting vs home renovations. At least in conflict, there was connection in friction. Now, we’re on a different planes, silently sliding past each other with small talk.
2026-04-23 17:59:42
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MagicMike :
It’s because we have more screens permeating society. There used to be only one screen in any given city (the movie theatre). Content had to be broad enough to appeal to millions of people simultaneously. That gave way to television in the 1960s (maybe 1 screen for every four or five Americans). Content changed to, allowing for niche TV shows, dramas, soap operas, westerns, etc. Now there are dozens of screens for every American… allowing for hyper niche content.
2026-04-23 22:46:00
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God’s Favorite Atheist :
Were the Avengers movies the last truly mainstream thing on America?
2026-04-24 13:25:47
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Susan Sutton :
Google nearest neighbour algorithm social
2026-06-02 00:02:52
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ate50eggs :
I can't even find anyone who's watching the same highly promoted Netflix series as me
2026-04-25 01:13:53
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Tasiimluvbot :
Me with jay chou and Anita mui
2026-05-13 11:20:22
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:) :
I have watched more than 8 of your videos atp & I just want to say that your ability to speak eloquently & with an informed & critical perspective is extremely refreshing & that I hope you start a blog or something & consider writing/essayism/journalism
2026-04-25 18:02:31
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ray⋆♚ :
how did the algorithm know i know brennan lee mulligan…
2026-05-28 13:27:35
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David G :
I was around during broadcast TV. It was all copaganda, sitcom and sports. Hated most of it. Cable was an improvement initially, but you had to pay extra for HBO. When the Internet came around in the 90’s, social revolved around newsgroups which were specialized interests, all moderated by volunteers. There were a lot of rules to keep out spam and toxicity. When Facebook got popular it was really awkward having people from different parts of your life commenting on the same post. You’d generally want those parts of your life siloed. I still participate in discussion groups, mainly around making music.
2026-06-08 02:25:40
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a_fro9 :
BLM is one of the goats. His performance on Very Important People is incredible
2026-04-23 19:10:10
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Pyro :
same life, different fyp
2026-05-10 05:02:23
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Ayyy :
I saw that Clav got banned from YT on the Bloomberg crawl yesterday. I don’t know what’s real anymore.
2026-04-24 16:48:02
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deserthometown :
interesting take !
2026-04-23 17:08:15
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Matthew :
I'm already in the era of one on one conversation with ai.
2026-05-21 21:21:54
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h1klq1 :
yes. love how your brain works.
2026-05-30 14:22:25
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account :
In a way it is returning to that form. My wife uses instagram and she sees very niche videos that I see on TikTok. Same thing happened with a friend in Aruba— seeing videos with hundreds of likes, not millions. Human networks are being shown the same videos
2026-04-23 18:44:57
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Nathan Ramos-Park :
Love your takes!
2026-04-23 19:48:32
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a_fro9 :
insightful analysis as always
2026-04-23 19:12:02
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andrew shippy :
Is this why I ended up here? 😝
2026-04-23 18:57:44
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尺口丫 :
You’re the most articulative creator I follow and every content I listen in awe
2026-04-23 20:25:28
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Geoffrey :
Modern tech is all about control. It’s no longer about liberation or connection.
2026-07-12 20:16:21
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Kathleen Lisson :
It’s just two worlds I live in. I did a double take when I saw a car driving and blasting an internet meme song.
2026-04-24 03:24:24
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