Re: <nettime> Algorithmic and pathological children's videos

[Morlock Elloi <morlockelloi@gmail.com>]

Nothing new here ... look up "Teletubbies".

It raises a general question: the obviously addictive feedback loop 
makes people stare at screens of various sizes fed by corporate servers 
for a good part of their waking hours. There are numerous studies 
documenting cognitive changes resulting from this addiction.

Obviously, the younger a person is, the more impact.

Society already has means of dealing with this, based on age limits, for 
alcohol, sex, work, some drugs.

The main reason is that this issue is not raised is that the 
conditioning is so successful, that acknowledging and labeling it as 
such would negatively impact its effectiveness. Just imagine the 
universal ban on computer exposure for, say, under 12 - it would make 
adults start thinking what is happening to them, and we can't have that.



On 11/24/17, 11:25, Carsten Agger wrote:
> And that is part of Bridle's and other people's angle: Can
> binge-watching these, surprisingly*very*  popular and apparently
> numbering in the hundreds if millions, of videos be harmful for children
> - what effect can this algorithmic tour de force have on toddlers left
> hour after hour to themselves?

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