This week on the show we're getting into it with everyone’s least favorite internet friend — THE ALGORITHM 🙈To do that I'm joined by <a href="https://katesmalley.com/">Kate Smalley</a>, a small business advisor, educator, and facilitator, who recently wrote <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/emails/668fd3f4e7f66d444e8ace8a">a great piece about getting out of your algorithm</a> that had me thinking more about what algorithms actually do and how we can work with them rather than against them. Today Kate's here to help me explore:<ul><li>What an algorithm even is</li><li>How algorithms function on social media</li><li>Why it feels like "The Algorithm" is working against us</li><li>Collaborating with algorithms for expanded possibilities</li><li>How it feels to be stuck in your algorithm &amp; ways to get unstuck</li><li>Our fave non-algorithmically-mediated spaces</li></ul>Mentioned in the episode: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/84307/9780262539029">Algorithms by Panos Louridas</a>, <a href="https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/">The Social Dilemma</a>, <a href="https://www.are.na/">Are.na</a>, <a href="https://sublime.app/">Sublime</a>, <a href="https://readwise.io/">Readwise</a>  👋  Thinking of leaving social media? You don't have to go it alone! <a href="https://offthegrid.fun/toolkit">Download our free Leaving Social Media Toolkit today</a>  🤸 <a href="https://offthegridclubhouse.substack.com/">THE CLUBHOUSE IS OPEN!</a> Join us on Substack for members-only episodes + secret, curated emails. Only $5/mo or $50/year.

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 &lt;p&gt;This week on the show we're getting into it with everyone’s least favorite internet friend — THE ALGORITHM 🙈&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To do that I'm joined by &lt;a href="https://katesmalley.com/"&gt;Kate Smalley&lt;/a&gt;, a small business advisor, educator, and facilitator, who recently wrote &lt;a href="https://view.flodesk.com/emails/668fd3f4e7f66d444e8ace8a"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a great piece about getting out of your algorithm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;that had me thinking more about what algorithms actually do and how we can work with them rather than against them. &lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today Kate's here to help me explore:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;What an algorithm even is&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How algorithms function on social media&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why it feels like "The Algorithm" is working against us&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Collaborating with algorithms for expanded possibilities&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How it feels to be stuck in your algorithm &amp;amp; ways to get unstuck&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our fave non-algorithmically-mediated spaces&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in the episode: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/84307/9780262539029"&gt;Algorithms by Panos Louridas&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/"&gt;The Social Dilemma&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.are.na/"&gt;Are.na&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://sublime.app/"&gt;Sublime&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://readwise.io/"&gt;Readwise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;br&gt;👋  Thinking of leaving social media? You don't have to go it alone! &lt;a href="https://offthegrid.fun/toolkit"&gt;Download our free Leaving Social Media Toolkit today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🤸 &lt;a href="https://offthegridclubhouse.substack.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE CLUBHOUSE IS OPEN!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Join us on Substack for members-only episodes + secret, curated emails. Only $5/mo or $50/year.&lt;br&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media Without Losing All Your Clients

🤖 Getting Out of Your Algorithm — with Kate Smalley

🤖 Getting Out of Your Algorithm — with Kate Smalley

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