[mcbrit]

You're talking to a dude. (in my case.) I mentioned 8 books.

I won't tell you exactly what to do, but one way to do it is to measure your surprise with me choosing each of those 8 books when you provide a recommendation back to me of what I should read next. I think I get kind of that experience talking to someone about books.

The algorithm didn't do that.

[teaearlgraycold]

Talking to someone about books gives you so much more information than a book list. Their expressions, their accent, their energy level, their clothes, and many other things help to provide supplemental information.