Post #2719328
2026-05-20 18:06 UTC
“You should assume that you’re being manipulated until they have better systems in place,” says Lily Ray, founder of the search engine optimisation (SEO) and AI search consultancy Algorythmic. "We’re moving towards this ‘one true answer’ world.
from here
on the one hand I’m all “save me from marketroids”, on the other all “oh so we’ve solved philosophy?”
dear god what a fucking sentence to be saying as a description of the moment. and I’d fucking bet they’re talking to their customers in the same terms/language
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@istewart@awful.systems 2026-05-20 18:28
"We’re moving towards this ‘one true answer’ world. This ugly little statement has been true ever since Twitter started eating mainstream media personalities’ brains. It’s why I consider the modern chatbot to be a direct design descendent of short-form social media – it’s giving you Twitter with zero pushback or hate. Beware anyone who thinks this is a good thing.