What podcasts say about Social Media Algorithms
Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.
What experts have said about Social Media Algorithms
13 statements · 1 positive · 7 negative · 3 mixed · 2 neutral
Optimizing social-media systems for engagement drives content toward base instincts.
“as soon as the reward function is engagement, engagement is going to follow base instincts”
Open the episode · #501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & LinuxListen at 4:55:22
Social-media algorithms strongly influence voting behavior in the United States.
“the algorithms drive how people vote in the United States”
Open the episode · Mark Cuban on the AI Bubble: Who Actually Gets Wiped Out?Listen at 26:24
Algorithmically selected social-media feeds reduce users’ curiosity.
“when you're just fed a feed and the algorithm of the social media company decides what you're going to see next, it curbs your curiosity”
Open the episode · #2521 - Aravind SrinivasListen at 1:53:24
Doom-scrolling recommendation systems can lead users into harmful echo chambers.
“you end up in an echo chamber and that's not necessarily good.”
Open the episode · #2521 - Aravind SrinivasListen at 1:54:02
Optimizing for social-media influence can degrade long-term thinking.
“in the long run the trade you're making on that influence is the way you think is degrading.”
Open the episode · Inside The Democratic Party Civil War - Ezra Klein - #1114Listen at 9:28
Users can choose whether to engage with social-media algorithms.
“I have the choice as to whether or not I interface with the algorithm.”
Open the episode · The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy StumpfListen at 8:55
Social-media manipulation largely results from revenue-optimizing algorithms.
“I think it's just an algorithm that's rewarding what's creating the most revenue”
Open the episode · Psyop Expert: Secret Techniques For Psychological Power - Chase Hughes - #1103Listen at 12:33
Social-media algorithms effectively identify and serve users’ preferred content.
“the algorithms are very, very good”
Open the episode · Mostly Wise: Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura - #1102Listen at 1:30:12
Social-media algorithms push young women toward increasingly left-wing politics.
“you get moved by the algorithm constantly further and further to the left”
Open the episode · The Extreme Crisis of Young Women - Freya India - #1090Listen at 48:11
Algorithmic trends are accelerating modern slang cycles.
“algorithmic trends being perpetuated that push modern slang cycles faster than ever before.”
Open the episode · Inside The Viral Words That Make You Click - Etymology Nerd - #1086Listen at 3:20
Algorithms compress language into recognizable forms while generating new linguistic niches.
“the algorithm, for example, I think is one such bottleneck that it compresses our language into. You have to be speaking in these widely recognizable accents, but then it speciates and creates new environments.”
Open the episode · Inside The Viral Words That Make You Click - Etymology Nerd - #1086Listen at 13:28
Algorithms replicate human social networks faster and across more connected nodes.
“algorithms have created a replication of natural human social networks that operates faster, that connects more nodes than ever before”
Open the episode · Inside The Viral Words That Make You Click - Etymology Nerd - #1086Listen at 1:04:48
Social media’s engagement optimization will compound harmful outcomes unless incentives change.
“social media is very different. It's an incredibly fast twitch algorithm and that's the optimization. And until the incentive for that optimization changes, these outcomes will continue to compound”
Open the episode · Anthropic's Generational Run, OpenAI Panics, AI Moats, Meta Loses LawsuitsListen at 1:03:52
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