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by MattGaiser 1968 days ago
Royals have been a favourite topic in the news since long before search engines existed.

The algo is just picking up on the same trends tabloids did. Tons of people want to read that stuff.

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My family valued education and I thought it was true for everyone. I didn’t think people read the cheap magazines about celebrities in the checkout aisle in supermarkets. I thought everyone read Dostoyevsky. Haha. Since such interest in garbage seems to exist in so many cultures, do you think there is a evolutionary benefit that comes from it?