I think you are misunderstanding the dangers of 'the algorithm'. It does not simply show you more in the same vein as what you have already watched, it is designed to provoke a reaction in you. To make you watch more content, or to post comments, engage in arguments and debates, all to keep you on the platform to make you watch more adverts.
The way it does this is to not show you more of what you have already seen, it is to identify what gets you worked up, and to exploit that by showing you progressively more and more extreme content. It highlights more provocative comments to you that are more likely to make you post an emotional response and engage in a long intense debate that causes more clicks and posts, and feeds more of your emotion back into 'the algorithm'. This is a dangerous spiral which can easily turn somebody who might have a weak opinion on something, into a mouth frothing raged keyboard warrior.
This is very powerful and dangerous, and it is purposely designed like this.
Allowing the Chinese government to have this power over young US minds? Thats what this is all about.
The way it does this is to not show you more of what you have already seen, it is to identify what gets you worked up, and to exploit that by showing you progressively more and more extreme content. It highlights more provocative comments to you that are more likely to make you post an emotional response and engage in a long intense debate that causes more clicks and posts, and feeds more of your emotion back into 'the algorithm'. This is a dangerous spiral which can easily turn somebody who might have a weak opinion on something, into a mouth frothing raged keyboard warrior.
This is very powerful and dangerous, and it is purposely designed like this.
Allowing the Chinese government to have this power over young US minds? Thats what this is all about.