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Why does everything seem like clickbait? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by bmsok@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@lemmy.world

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Things are going downhill far too quickly. Attention grabbing headlines and no useful content from articles rule the internet.

It makes no sense.

I cannot understand if this is due to AI, corporate greed, propaganda, or a mixture of all of the above.

I love exploring new and creative content. It brings me such great joy to learn new things.

Recently I've felt that I've been backed into a corner on every platform/service that I use and can't get out of getting the same spoon-fed content they think I'll like rather than allowing me to actually discover something fun and new.

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[–] bmsok@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll pay my dues and sit though ad breaks. That being said, I loathe the current model of being endlessly tracked. There's a firm line in the sand for me between collecting anonymous user data and direct user data collection.

[–] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You could explore RSS feeds as a way to consume content. It's more work for you up front but will be worth it. Feedly is very popular. I like feedbin but pay for it.