Can someone explain TikTok algo-crafting to me? Seriously, I think it might just be an insanely massive cope for screen addiction, but at the same time it's such an easy way to stay Tapped In—so I don't know exactly how I feel about it. I think the meta might be having multiple accounts to garner different perspectives. Like, say I want to understand the heart and soul of a hot 20-year-old girl from France. Well, I just make an account on a separate phone with a French VPN, get into that frame of mind, and let the angels take me to her soul. A funny story: there was this girl I was talking to for a little while; she streamed her phone on Discord and I got a chance to peer into her Instagram Reels algorithm. Her habits, what she found interesting—all of it was so accessible because of the behaviors she was exhibiting and the nature of the content that caught her attention. It made me feel like a Peeping Tom, if I want to be honest with myself. And to think that those big platforms have…
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