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· Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 02:14:24 @FediTips I've taken to capitalizing "The Algorithm" in the sense of the manipulative sorts of algorithms referred to here. After all, people are referring to a very specific phenomenon with a very specific design goal when they say that, and not to algorithms generally, without which computers simply wouldn't function. |
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Föderation EN Mo 02.06.2025 18:53:17 I think it's useful to treat technical vocab separately in general and technical contexts? Quite often technical terms migrate into a general use with a related but slightly different meaning. When non-tech people say "algorithm" they almost always mean a manipulative opaque system that messes around with their timeline in unclear ways. Another example is "computer", which almost always means a laptop or desktop but technically it could mean a phone, watch, microwave etc etc. |
