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		quest88 on July 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: I built a self hosted recommendation feed... Thanks for sharing, I've been thinking about this too. But I've also mulling over whether spending my time looking at _any_ endless algorithm suggestions is what I personally need. You know, happiness and meaning and all of that.

suketk on July 19, 2022 [–]

Exactly, algorithmic feeds as a whole are the problem.

I wrote about this on my blog [0], but in a nutshell they slow you down, take you in unwanted directions and encourage consumption over action.

[0] https://suketk.com/feeds-considered-harmful

quest88 on July 20, 2022 | [–]

Hey nice post! That’s exactly what I’ve been thinking about for the past few (many?) months!

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