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The Algorithms That Ruined a Generation
AI, Social Media & the Attention Economy
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The algorithm knew you were going to buy those shoes before you did. It knew you were angry before you said anything. It knew your political views, your insecurities, your breaking point. It just didn't tell you it knew. The Algorithms That Ruined a Generation is an investigative look at how social media platforms, powered by AI, engineered addiction at scale, polarised societies, and rewired an entire generation's attention, mental health, and worldview. Gathu Kamau exposes the business model behind the manipulation—and what we can do to reclaim our minds.
"The algorithm knew you were going to buy those shoes before you did. It knew you were angry before you said anything. It just didn't tell you it knew. That was the whole point."
— Gathu Kamau, The Algorithms That Ruined a Generation
