The algorithm on this site is super dumb

@LostKelp Kelp
Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:47:09 +0000

@LostKelp wrote:

if corporations are constantly mining our data, they should use it to give us stuff that we'd actually like.

I mean, I get that the reason we see all these shit "villainess ceo buzzword buzzword faux anime artstyle" is because korean companies pumped a bunch of money into advertising translations of their already successful webcomics (as opposed to giving their artists more than 20 cents).

but surely the advertising would be more effective if it was targeted. I mean what's the point of paying for 20,000 impressions if half of them are people who wouldn't be impressed? And it also means that if someone only reads small indie comics then they could get more indie comics that they like, Tapas would be more user-friendly to them so they'd engage more and Tapas could get more money out of on-site adverts, and indie creators wouldn't be left to rot. (maybe we could get 10cents out of 1000 ad impressions rather than 2).