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Update: I thought meal kit algorithms were neutral, but a friend's story changed my mind.
Now I see they can reinforce dietary biases unfairly.
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ninacarr6mo ago
Exactly, and it goes deeper than just showing you more pasta dishes if you order a lot of pasta. Those algorithms are built on mountains of old data that already has human bias baked right in. If the data mostly comes from people with certain incomes or from certain areas, it will push recipes that fit those old patterns. It might never suggest a perfectly good, cheap meal from a different culture because the data says it's "not popular." So instead of opening up choices, it can quietly close them off.
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lee_thompson6mo ago
Ugh, seen that everywhere lately honestly.
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aaron_adams6mo ago
Algorithms can also help you find new stuff you would've missed otherwise.
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lily576mo ago
So the algorithm is just a really picky old librarian? Got it.
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