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Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction (arstechnica.com)
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[–] RedFrank24@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Does it fight algorithm addiction or does it just utilise existing algorithm addiction to give you something slightly more informative?

[–] Hachiman@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago

I would disagree on the "slightly more informative" part. I have used it and in my opinion, it's "highly informative and educational".

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's like what vaping is to nicotine addiction.

Better than the alternative, buttt

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Butt nicotine? What kind of weird stuff you into?

[–] RedFrank24@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think it's more "Butt as an alternative to algorithms" which I fully agree with. Butts are better than algorithms

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Depends on the butt, I've seen some nice algorithms.

[–] Overshoot2648@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Blowimg smoke up people's asses, duh! /s

[–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

Apparently it doesn't use a personalised algorithm. So I'd say the first one.