> The algorithm has no idea what to show you.

If you run into somebody you don't know, your first instinct shouldn't be to start showing them porn.

I don't use Facebook but I do use YouTube and their recommendations are horrendously bad for me. So many AI videos.

For some reason last night it thought I wanted to see bogus videos of porch pirates stealing a package that's actually a glitter bomb. I clicked through to the comments and the top comment was something like "Who are these AI videos for?" and the response was something like "Me. I know they are fake but I like seeing thieves get what's coming to them."

Mike Judge is a prophet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWfOMeLk6m0

Facebook still knows what websites you've been visiting, even if you haven't logged in for eight years. The Facebook Pixel tracks page visits, and it's easy to join your Facebook account to your browsing history if you ever log into any website using your email address. Assuming you are usually using the same computer or IP, the user profile could be pretty detailed. It's actually surprising they don't do better here.