A Feed Is a Choice
Three posts, one top slot, and a surprisingly important definition of “better.”
Your brief
You are editing an invented feed with a limited number of slots. Make six decisions about what to reward. Each choice has a deliberately simplified effect on attention, trust and diversity. Read its consequence before moving on; there is no hidden correct route.
Read the ending as a tradeoff
At the end, compare your decision history with the priorities you meant to serve. Identify one decision you would keep and one you would revisit. A high metric is not a prediction of real behavior or a judgment about your personality. Replay with a different brief rather than trying to discover a perfect score.
What this model cannot tell you
The coefficients, scores and endings are authored for this game. They do not implement, reverse-engineer or evaluate YouTube, TikTok or any other real recommender. Real systems, audiences and consequences are substantially more complex. The linked YouTube explainer is the platform’s own account, included for comparison, not validation of our model.
Sources & editorial notes
Rights: Original Oddoscope text and code-authored SVG illustration. External references are linked for attribution, not reproduced or licensed by the presence of a link.
