240. Anthropology of Algorithms, Ethnography of Engineers, Theory of Traps (ft. Nick Seaver)
This Machine Kills
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Is Context a Technical Problem That Can't Be Overcome With a Technical Solution?
The way we talk about context is much more sacred and holy, right? And it's like something you can't solve. It's something you can profane. That's a very different way of understanding context. I think honestly, and this is corny, I just think that the biggest issue is decentralization. Like if you listen to an artist a lot, you probably like them more than an artist that you don't listen to. But when done in aggregate, especially on the internet, those things all change the basic picture.
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