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Red Pilled America

The Algorithms (Part Three)

Red Pilled America

Patrick Courrielche, Adryana Cortez

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.65.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Are algorithms controlling American lives? In the finale of our three part series we conclude the fascinating story of the clash between two algorithms, one made by Netflix and the other crafted by perhaps the most powerful company in the world…BlackRock.

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0:04.3

This is Red Pilled America.

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0:14.4

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0:18.2

It helps us beat the big tech algorithm.

0:20.4

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0:21.9

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0:54.6

Thanks, everyone.

1:02.4

Previously on Red Pilled America.

1:04.7

Netflix had a serious head start.

1:08.7

Their recommendation algorithm was getting better and better.

1:12.6

In the next eight years, at every juncture, where they had to make a decision about where the entertainment industry was going, they were right and the studios were wrong.

1:22.6

By creating and fine-tuning their recommendation algorithm for almost 15 years,

1:34.0

Netflix understood the wants and desires of their subscribers in a way the studios could only dream of knowing. As the years progressed, Netflix appeared to have the Midas touch.

1:38.6

Their hit ratio is astonishing. It's the envy of any Hollywood studio.

1:42.7

Are algorithms controlling American lives?

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