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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