Algorithms are Destroying Society

In 2013, Eric Loomis was pulled over by the police for driving a car that had been used in a shooting. A shooting, mind you, that he wasn’t involved in at all. After getting arrested and taken to court, he pleaded guilty to attempting to flee an officer and no contest to operating a vehicle without the owner’s permission. His crimes did not mandate prison time. Yet, he was given an 11-year sentence, with six of those years to be served behind bars and the remaining five under extended supervision.

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[TheJester-ctpi]

I'm definitely going to start limiting my internet usage, and stop engaging in these false realities we're presented with on social media. I just want to live in the real world, meet people, workout, read books, etc. I think it will do wonders for my mental health

[clusterstage]

Time does fly fast.
It never sank in my mind that we're 8 years into since the first algorithms made its appearance felt. Thanks for this another thorough explanation video --great inspo for my next upload

[zee_]

Wow holy sh- this made me realize how much media is destroying me, physically and mentally. Thanks for opening my eyes dude and great video as always!

[ASingleApe]

I think what's scariest is algorithms that are made to predict human behavior because they can't be defeated even if your aware of the problem.

[Atlas]

TikTok, YouTube is gonna mess us up in the long run even if you just watch self help videos. The more you spend on a video that’s less time outside, less time spent towards an idea, less time with the people we love etc

[LizJames]

It's literally The Minority Report coming true. So many people suffering from these algorithms and dependency on AI. I hope more people see this

[Opal]

I absolutely hate Facebook. And I also hate how you basically need it for work or social events. If you don't have Facebook, do you even exist? And if you delete Facebook, people think you've gone crazy or are very worried about you. And I hate the videos it shows me, in the feed. Before, it was just random pictures of the people you were friends with, and people writing on each other's walls. Now, it's just commercials and videos about abuse to people and animals, danger, stupidity, sex, pranks and other deeply disturbing things.

[CopyNPasteComments]

I’d like to thank the algorithm for recommending this channel

[Cosmic_Solace]

I started getting piano ads on Instagram and different news sites, I have never searched up anything regarding pianos in recent times, I just play it sometimes. A couple of weeks ago me and a friend were having a conversation about clothing styles, normal phone conversation not texts, and boom, ads from clothing companies, and specifically the types of clothes(trousers in this case) we were talking about. It's getting creepier by the day. We worry about surveillance and government agencies, but we are the ones walking around with a surveillance device in our pockets, where our personal and financial information are stored.

[charliepea]

I remembered years ago my family and I were suddenly talking about peppers and few minutes later, I was bombarded with ads and articles about peppers on Facebook. No matter how private or secret you are, even when you're using adblock or something, the algorithm will always find a way to get your information.

[obaidulkhan]

Remember algorithm dont know what is good or bad
So it will always suggest you the things you're more interested in
So choose wise and healthy contents

[johnny]

The radicalizing effect of videos and the conformation bias caused by the algorithms is something I've been thinking a lot about lately and am so stoked that there are creators like you bringing awareness to this! We have so much information at our fingertips yet it's so easy to lose perspective

[Healthandwealth]

Even the CREATORS don’t even know how the hell their algorithms work

[oshpai]

YES THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL EVERYONE THANK YOU APERTURE YOUR THE THOUGHTS IN MY HEAD SPEAKING FOR ME

[Scarlett-Echo]

This is very interesting. I only use reddit & YouTube. I'm not on any other social media. Those two take up enough of my attention & time! Thanks, Aperture! XX

[Noura-xkwh]

Black Mirror used to address matters like this. I miss that show. Maybe the algorithm gods didn't like it so they cancelled it.

[Psychx_]

As stupid as the YT algorithm is right now, I don't have any fears. Heck, I have subscribed over 300 channels and most of the time, the recommendations still suck.

[tucan]

for me youtubed felt like a warm place but after they started promoting clickbait it became very unsettling place for most of the part

[UATU.]

This is pretty terrifying. The sentencing scene in Andor doesn’t seem so over the top now.

[kairo]

it’s gotten to the point where i turn on incognito mode when i want to watch something i don’t want recommended