Algorithmic Paternalism is brilliant. Did you coin that term?
Here in Canada, it’s a lighter version of the same thing… hyper-local assumptions disguised as personalization.
That dictation example perfectly captures how the system trains us to accept choices we never actually made. I feel it every time my feed “recommends” something I never asked for.
Your language-switch story is such a good reminder that “easy” often means “less agency.” (
P.s Frankl’s pause is gold, I’m going to write that down.)
Algorithmic Paternalism is brilliant. Did you coin that term?
Here in Canada, it’s a lighter version of the same thing… hyper-local assumptions disguised as personalization.
That dictation example perfectly captures how the system trains us to accept choices we never actually made. I feel it every time my feed “recommends” something I never asked for.
Your language-switch story is such a good reminder that “easy” often means “less agency.” (
P.s Frankl’s pause is gold, I’m going to write that down.)
Appreciate that a lot! And yes, I think I did coin it.
However, I recognize a pattern of an immense desire to write such content whenever I use Enochian names. Go figure.
Otherwise, “hyper-local assumptions disguised as personalization is precisely what it is.
And yeah, that “easy means less agency” line is one of those quiet traps we all learn to live with.
Most of Occulture obsesses with psychoanalysis, but when I learned about Frankl's logotherapy, it changed everything for me.
Always enjoy discussing these concepts with you here in the comments.