I started thinking about the algorithms that track your internet activity and create ad profiles catered to what they think you want. It turns out there are story ideas in this (because of course there are). I started thinking about all the searches I’ve been doing and then thought about if a person started searching for something off kilter and a partner or lover found those searches… or if the past searches belonged to a loved one who passed away and the constant pop ups lead to depression. I think a lot about the algorithms in terms of youtube and what my kids watch and how I don’t want that to be attributed to me and my habits. It amazes me how open the younger generation is to feeding these algorithms and training the large language models to follow them. I don’t find it the least bit healthy, but of course it makes for great fiction.
Some Thoughts:
- It is extremely hard to really determine what teams are better than others beyond, well, high school. Heck even then there can be legitimate factors at play in terms of play style and matchups. College football exhibits better coaching and more athletic parity in certain conferences. All this to say that, dang, I cannot figure out how good Drake is or is not.