• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    That’s a bingo. Any “trending” algorithm is designed to get you to click on it. It’s not a source of accurate information.

    It’s the same with search results. You’re searching for X? Here’s something X-adjacent we’ve been paid to show you that you might click on while looking for X. We’re going to call it “what others buy” and hope you do, too.