The article discusses the pressing need for algorithmic feeds to be integrated into user experience design, advocating for transparency and ethics. It explores the slow pace of big tech companies, attributing it to various factors including inefficient processes. It also reflects on the dual nature of creativity, which can be both a source of inspiration and frustration. Additionally, the article examines the evolution of youth culture regarding commerce, highlighting a shift from skepticism to a more commercial embrace among modern creatives.
To be as blunt as possible: algorithmic feeds should fall under user experience. This is because I, perhaps naively, still believe in the mission of user experience serving users.
All of these theories are wrong. Many big tech engineers are lazy or incompetent, but big tech companies are not stupid: they keep hiring engineers because it's fabulously profitable.
One of the most marvelous aspects of the human experience is creativity. Yet, for those in the business of creativity, the act can be both rewarding and frustrating.
In the last three decades, youth culture has moved from a deep suspicion of commerce to a passionate defense of anti-anti-commerce to an entire generation of "creatives."
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