This article is like one of those movies that shows you the final scene first and then uses the rest of the movie to explain the ending.
So here’s the ending…
- Reality is fed to us through a straw (algorithmic newsfeeds).
- Newsfeeds consist of value hooks (title/image/subtitle).
- Value hooks compete for our clicks and likes.
- Winning value hooks get featured. Losing value hooks get buried.
- Everyone can publish to the newsfeed.
- Attention is finite and nonrenewable.
- No one is in control.
- Humans are chimps in disguise.
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