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The book Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture was discussed by Kyle Chayka, the New Yorker staff writer and author. The podcast host mentioned liking the book and how it validated his feelings about culture being flattened by algorithms. The author spoke about how algorithms are used to shape culture and how it influences people's tastes and expectations.
Please welcome Kyle Shaker.
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The book Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture was discussed by Kyle Chayka, the New Yorker staff writer and author. The podcast host mentioned liking the book and how it validated his feelings about culture being flattened by algorithms. The author spoke about how algorithms are used to shape culture and how it influences people's tastes and expectations.
Please welcome Kyle Shaker.
I like this book. I'll tell you why.
I've been a grumpy asshole about culture for years now. And this book validates so many of the things I've been telling other people. Tell me, how am I right? How do algorithms flatten culture? How has everything gotten worse in the past decade or something?
Filter World is available now. Kyle Chaka.
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The author discussed how algorithms are making culture more generic and how they affect our tastes and how we consume culture.
I like seeing the sticky notes, by the way.
I actually, you mentioned here which I think is a good example of it, and part of what you ruminate on is this generic coffee shop. Tell me about that.
It's like, I hate social media as much as anybody.
I think it affects everything.
I think something... I think it's Taylor Swift.