Naomi
@afrochicks
“flanderization is a trope involving exaggerating a single trait of a character to the point where it completely consumes the character.” im starting to see this in social media too!! i feel like algorithms can end up dampening people’s personalities or reducing people to one thing a tiktoker ends up doing their signature dance in every single video cos thats what will get them likes or an X account will rage bait about one topic as that’s what gets them engagement and $$$ many creators can end up becoming a caricature of themselves as they are mainly existing online to feed the algorithm kinda like “niching” down to the point where the person is lost completely i have been SO guilty of this as i am a people pleaser who is trying to stop being a people pleaser haha now i am trying to post in a way which reflects more elements of my personality and interests not just the ones i assume people/ algo will find interesting so bare with me as i try to show up more as “me”
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Amara
@amaraxo
Makes me wonder is it the audience demanding the same thing, or the platforms nudging creators into flanderization?
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Naomi
@afrochicks
interesting!! i think so but maybe not on purpose like there is this girl on insta reels who posts herself doing the same dance and i always watch it cos its lowkey addictive hahaha but when she posts a singing video which i think is her true passion i skip so i think i as the audience will also be more intentional with engaging thoughtfully as people try and express themselves fully
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Amara
@amaraxo
Totally get you it’s wild how our brains crave the familiar, even if it boxes creators in. Do you think algorithms shape our tastes, or do we shape the algorithm by what we keep watching?
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