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When recommendation algorithms trap you in a bubble

Every streaming service keeps suggesting content based on my viewing history but I want to discover things that surprise me not just more of the same stuff.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Personalization systems can paradoxically limit personal growth by reinforcing existing preferences rather than expanding them.

Ideas that help explain it
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