Who isn’t tired of this “smart everything” discourse?

I am, and I am also tired of things deciding what’s best for me. I am tired of algorithms trying to guess what I am thinking, suggesting me what it thinks it’s the best route, are the best shops (or even know about our bodies before we do, like I posted yesterday), etc. And I’ve just read the news that Twitter will use algorithms to order users’ timelines, instead of time itself…

So, today’s message is a tribute to the theory of dérive by Guy Debord and his situationist friends. I would rather get lost in the city than having “best routes” calculated all the time by things that think they know me better than I do!

Day 68: I’d rather drive than be a smart idiot!