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User laments loss of authentic human connection to algorithms

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A social media user expressed nostalgia for a pre-digital era, lamenting the loss of authentic human connection and the rise of curated online personas. They recalled a time before social media and algorithms dominated interactions, highlighting the rawness and messiness of life in the 70s and 80s, particularly referencing early Pride marches in Sydney. The user contrasted this with the current landscape of constant performance, outrage, and branding driven by algorithms, feeling disconnected from contemporary society. AI

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User laments loss of authentic human connection to algorithms

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    PEOPLE OF EARTH I may have lost contact with the people of Earth. The Labor Party used to be cooler. People seemed less managed, less branded, less terrified of

    PEOPLE OF EARTH I may have lost contact with the people of Earth. The Labor Party used to be cooler. People seemed less managed, less branded, less terrified of saying the wrong thing. I miss something about the 70s and 80s. Not everything. God no. But there was a rawness then. W…

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