Over the weekend, my phone pushed an "on this day in 2020" photo of me in my New York apartment, drinking a beer, waiting for a video call with friends to start. I felt so ambushed and overwhelmed I thought I might cry. This piece explores so much more than why tech companies won't quit sending you unrequested digital memories, but that part alone was comforting enough to reassure me I'm not losing my mind. -Gyan Yankovich (@GyanYankovich), via Twitter This story really captures the nuance of our digital memories and the unintended side effects of algorithms that resurface them without understanding that a contextual shift has occurred. Thanks for writing it in such a personal way. -David O'Brien (@d_obnen), via Twitter.
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