The 11th Reason to Delete your Social Media Account: the Algorithm will Find You

submitted by [deleted] from simondedeo.com

all 3 comments
sorted by:
top
newinsightfulfun

[–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

But eventually the algorithm finds a way to push your buttons. It figures out which content is going to cause you to engage in a compulsive fashion. Jung would call this constellating a complex: drawing out what is maladaptive in your psyche. For some people it might be a rage-spiral of political content; for others, interpersonal conflict; for others, a desire to poke the bear—not in a beneficial way, but in a way that, in retrospect, reveals quite a bit that’s unpleasant about your own self.

Interesting in this context of being unknowingly 'brainwashed' that he reveals he's had a fear of being unpleasant installed, but doesn't appear to notice the significance.

simon dedeo

Ah, the physical basis for his timidity is revealed. And noting the curly hair, you will not be surprised at his membership in a certain tribe.

[–]blowininthewind 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

osint is pretty strong.

but well admit it most of us are weak small-timers. no one cares.

except if you join, say q and shit.

[–]Pononimus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"The Algorithm" (whatever that means) can trace you only so far as you're visible online. Using a VPN they can trace you only to the point where your VPN tunnel terminates and no further. In order to successfully track you they would need to successfully isolate and pinpoint your P.O.O.I.P (Point Of Origin Internet Provider) address to successfully pinpoint your location but only if you're on a PC, Laptop or other portable Computer. Unfortunately, VPNs don't work with Mobile Phones since the always-on Global Positioning System can easily pinpoint your location without needing to pass through to your IP address.

As for "The Algorithm" pushing your buttons... Again, if you're on a PC, Laptop or even a Pad, you can again take advantage of a VPN to mask that and putting a no-track addon helps too. There are also simple browser "masks" you can use that make your browsing truly private so that "The Algorithm" can't see what you're browsing and, therefore, can't predict what you'd like or dislike.

A lot of people say, "use TOR." What they don't realize is that TOR is so hacked and full of holes that it's virtually useless, not to mention that the TOR browser is incredibly slow and practically useless so why even bother with that? Anyway, that's my two cents on all of that.