Unfairly Bitter

Algorithmic Ranking Is Unfairly Maligned

Dynomight | 24th January 2025

The algorithms in the platforms we use are tuned to create the maximum profit. This is fine if the user's tastes and goals align with the company's profitability, but mostly produces a degraded experience. It doesn't have to, though. "If all the information that enters your brain is being filtered by an algorithm, it seems important that you know the algorithm is on your side" (2,000 words)

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Bitter: A Map

Janan Alexandra | Offing | 26th November 2024

Poet's take on the word "bitter", via both etymological and emotional resonances. The word came from two Old English words: biter, meaning "having a harsh taste, sharp, cutting; angry, full of animosity; cruel" and bitan, "to bite". It's a word felt in the place where it is spoken. "Bitter thus situates us firmly in the mouth, between tongue and teeth, if we weren’t convinced of that already"(900 words)

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