Exploring Gatekeeping, Cultural Filters, and Human Curation in the Digital Age

Algorithms = Music discovery made easy? Or lazy consumption?

In “Kyle Chayka Speaks Volumes,” Derrick confronts the relevance of taste and the meaning of gatekeeping in an ever-flattening cultural landscape, and together they unpack how algorithms have shaped modern culture (from cafes that look the same to viral memes about Donghua Jinlong, a Chinese glycine factory).

Listen to Kyle's conversation with Nilay Patel on Decoder: https://www.theverge.com/24094338/kyle-chayka-filterworld-algorithmic-recommendation-tiktok-instagram-culture-decoder-interview

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