Machine Learning Tech Brief By HackerNoon

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How social media feeds manufacture desire, exploit our emotions, and keep us endlessly scrolling — and what to do to reclaim freedom.
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The Feed as the Machine of Desire is a new way to look at the world. It doesn't command, it seduces, enlisting our willing participation by scripting our desires. We learn what to want by reading the signals around us.

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