{"id":2643,"date":"2026-04-22T12:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/podcast-how-algorithms-make-us-feel-bad-and-weird\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:57:16","slug":"podcast-how-algorithms-make-us-feel-bad-and-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/podcast-how-algorithms-make-us-feel-bad-and-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: How Algorithms Make Us Feel Bad and Weird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week Sam unpacks how social media algorithms manipulate our emotions around everything from engagement rings to wedding dresses to babies, and what it feels like getting lost in the #Weddingtok sauce. Then, Emanuel breaks down a satirical but functional AI tool that rips off open source software. There\u2019s a long history in \u201cclean room\u201d software that\u2019s really interesting. 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