On Complaining About AI in Pinterest on Reddit

[P]introduction Despite having “heard” about Pinterest in the past, it was not until 2020 that I came to (sort of) understand what it was. I created a Pinterest account for The New Leaf Journal in 2020 because our SEO plugin at the time, Yoast SEO, offered an admin menu option for configuring Pinterest Webmaster Tools. While the account still exists, I have never found much use for it, although it indirectly contributed to two articles. I include this short prefatory explanation to highlight my knowledge, or lack thereof, about Pinterest. My kokeshi doll returns with a close-up. See the full-color (still blurry) version on The Emu Café Social. Now join me as we slowly work our way from Pinterest to thinking about the best way to share and view media and articles on the internet. Pinterest’s AI Problems and Complaining on Reddit A few weeks ago, I came across an article by Nicole Carpenter for Aftermath titled Pinterest Has Become Unusable. “Has become?” I wondered, “It has always been…