May 20, 2021 • 53M

The Algorithm Craves Mall Goths

Ryan Broderick
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We talk about content. How it's made. Why it's good. Why it's very bad. Sorry in advance for the British bits.
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This week we're talking about something that Ryan has been dying to go long on for a while: Why Myspace-style Hot Topic culture is so popular with TikTokers. What if it wasn't totally driven by nostalgia, but that were was some kind of larger algorithmic reason for its resurgence? Also, we talk about teen finance TikTok.