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0xpgm • today at 5:41 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

It is also quite ironic that nerds of the 21st century who built social media and a hyper-connected world are simultaneously repulsed by it.


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tomjen3 • today at 8:34 AM

It was built by nerds but optimized on the data of everyone, so it ended up appealing mostly to the average person.

Maybe that's also the solution to a question I've had for years. The ads I see on diverse social platforms are terrible, but if they are matched with algorithms that try to fit me in as an average person, then it makes sense that, as a huge nerd, they miss the mark.