THE VIDEO SHELF · algorithmic feeds
Algorithms are breaking how we think
A Technology Connections video essay arguing that algorithmic feeds make people passive about finding content, leading to complacency in how they seek information. It urges people to actively choose what they consume.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN cites it as a strong exposition of algorithmic complacency and of the case for active information seeking.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Technology Connections
- Topic
- algorithmic feeds
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2025–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
No, the blinking cursor is a feature, not a bug. Alec Watons over at Technology Connections has a much better argument for this than I could ever hope to muster, so I'll just hand it over to him: [VIDEO]
lisper on Hacker News · 2025-02
In AI's Biggest Flaw? The Blinking Cursor ProblemI think reading is an essential skill, but we also need to get reading out of the pedestal. Because a lot of the time these arguments come across as some sort of literary elitism. Like if you're not ingesting information through reading, it doesn't count. …
sergioisidoro on Hacker News · 2025-03
In The Lost Art of Research as Leisure
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.