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   Jeff Johnson (lapcatsoftware@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Dec-2023 23:39:15 JST Jeff Johnson

   I think I understand now why Hollywood produces endless sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots, spinoffs:

   The same reason YouTube recommends 100 videos of the same thing you just watched.

   The same reason Amazon recommends buying the same thing you just bought, despite the fact that you no longer need it.

   This is what you get from analytics and algorithms, from being “data driven”: mindless repetition.

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     Hugo.T.N. Milan (hugotnmilan@nerdculture.de)'s status on Saturday, 16-Dec-2023 14:27:42 JST Hugo.T.N. Milan

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     @lapcatsoftware Yup, it's the quest for Spongebob's secret formula :

     Something everyone like, that you can make en masse, and get as much money as you can out of it.

     Thing is, Spongebob's secret ingredient that make it work is his passion. Can't exactly make that en masse.