A few years ago, I used Pinterest. These days, I hear Pinterest is full of AI slop, but back when I used it, it was "real" content. My main goal in using Pinterest was improving my personal style. I was never really into fashion, but for some reason I've forgotten (end of quarantine? high school?) I wanted to change that. I had heard in the past that Pinterest was great for putting together vision/mood boards and aesthetics. I downloaded the app, made an account, and started consuming content. By a few weeks in, the algorithm had figured out my desired style: pastel cable knit sweaters, skirts, layered necklaces, vanilla scented products, natural (looking) makeup, and so much lip gloss. At this point, most of my feed was pictures of products with the product source link attached. Not even pictures of people using the products. Just photos of the products in their packaging like you would see on a retail website. Interchangeable pictures of vanilla scented perfumes and pink sweaters on…
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