"Engagement isn’t a form of serendipity through algorithmically personalized feeds; it’s the repeated satisfaction of Present You with your myopically current loves and interests, at the expense of Future You, who will want new curiosities, hobbies, and experiences."—Dan Cohen. "Engagement Is the Enemy of Serendipity." DanCohen.org. July 23, 2019. In the post above, Dan Cohen … Continue reading Taking Control of Content and Breaking Algorithms With RSS
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The Plastic Industry’s Fight to Keep Polluting the World
"A Bag’s Life is just one small part of a massive, industry-led effort now underway to suppress meaningful efforts to reduce plastic waste while keeping the idea of recycling alive. The reality of plastics recycling? It’s pretty much already dead. In 2015, the U.S. recycled about 9 percent of its plastic waste, and since then … Continue reading The Plastic Industry’s Fight to Keep Polluting the World
