Amber's Weird Library

       All of the major social media sites want video shorts like TikTok and it is ruining my online experience.  Fun comedy skits and animal videos dominate but the ones that go viral are about social issues, usually a copied video posted with the poster's commentary.  The algorithms rewards discussions about airport fight videos or teachers losing it in class. They want everyone to share an opinion on a video clip of a policeman beating a criminal or the close up of a politician's wife to see if she is really a man. Though my favorite websites have devolved into this, I am still not nihilistic about the future of art and expression on the internet.       Twitter used to be my fun place to have discussions and test written ideas but now it has become more like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. They want Jerry Springer like drama and trashy short form videos or endless copies of cute animal clips. This isn't my imagination. On the X blog ...