Lost Experiences: The Video Store
The algorithm knows what you've liked. The video store knew what you were ready for.
HumanityThe explanation is never as good as the trick.
The inevitable erosion of wonder when a thing becomes understood. Once you know how the trick works, you can never not know. Technology, magic, and good design all share this vulnerability: the experience depends on the gap between what the audience knows and what's actually happening. Close that gap and you close the curtain for good.
The erosion of wonder that occurs when a mechanism becomes understood, permanently closing the gap between experience and knowledge.
