social media algorithms

“The algorithms are make the situation worse because they kind of trap people in these bubbles of like reinforcement and they just, Keeping fed more ideological purity and it definitely is fueling the polarization of our society.”

“And I think that we've blown this thing so far out of proportion. I mean, yeah, it's, there's an analogy that it's addictive, but I think that it's been blown so far out of proportion. We've exaggerated the fear beyond any reasonable recognition.”

“These algorithms are so good. That they are now causing a dopamine deficiency in children. It's causing depression because you can get desensitized and every time you swipe up, you get a dopamine hit”