"Are you man or algorithm?" is a question I ask myself as much as anyone. My credit score, my numerous associated ID numbers and now my pattern of behavior on the internet --all these things have formed my identity in a society that is more connected and exploitive than any time in human history.
The measure of my worth is assessed each time I shop, browse, socialize --with just about every move I make. Is there any hope that someone might give me the respect of having greater worth than "the sum of my parts"?
We are all endangered by the trap of our algorithms used against us.
UPDATE: 11 December 2019 -- Article worth reading: "Life Under the Algorithm" in the New Republic.
Worth reading for the best perspective on Human Identity:
What Makes a Person: The Seven Layers of Identity in Literature and Life https://t.co/wZgV6xrh2N via @Pocket
— O. Douglas Jennings (@odouglasj) April 2, 2021
UPDATE: 1 May 2021:
WATCH: ‘We are now sitting through the results of 10 years of a psychological deranging process,’ Tristan Harris from the Center for Humane Technology said during a Senate hearing on social media algorithms, adding this is thwarting society's ability to deal with ‘real problems’ pic.twitter.com/or6duAReKT
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 1, 2021
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