The Metric Selfie: hypothesising a holistic view on the algorithmic individual
This essay addresses a growing phenomenon whereby various aspects of our lives, from the professional to the personal, are being continuously scrutinised and rated though sets of metric parameters. We substantiate this claim with empirical evidence, and argue that these rating exercises may ultimate...
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DigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction Research Center
2019-07-01
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| author | Heitor Manuel Alvelos |
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| description | This essay addresses a growing phenomenon whereby various aspects of our lives, from the professional to the personal, are being continuously scrutinised and rated though sets of metric parameters. We substantiate this claim with empirical evidence, and argue that these rating exercises may ultimately provide an illusion of rigour while in fact being dominated by subjective undercurrents and modes of impact. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe0a72c2637d4f95b7f27a325dc231c42022-12-22T04:11:08ZengDigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction Research CenterJournal of Digital Media & Interaction2184-31202019-07-012310.34624/jdmi.v2i3.3819The Metric Selfie: hypothesising a holistic view on the algorithmic individualHeitor Manuel Alvelos0ID+ / Unexpected Media LabThis essay addresses a growing phenomenon whereby various aspects of our lives, from the professional to the personal, are being continuously scrutinised and rated though sets of metric parameters. We substantiate this claim with empirical evidence, and argue that these rating exercises may ultimately provide an illusion of rigour while in fact being dominated by subjective undercurrents and modes of impact.https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/jdmi/article/view/3819self-perceptionanalyticsevaluationperverse media |
| spellingShingle | Heitor Manuel Alvelos The Metric Selfie: hypothesising a holistic view on the algorithmic individual Journal of Digital Media & Interaction self-perception analytics evaluation perverse media |
| title | The Metric Selfie: hypothesising a holistic view on the algorithmic individual |
| title_full | The Metric Selfie: hypothesising a holistic view on the algorithmic individual |
| title_fullStr | The Metric Selfie: hypothesising a holistic view on the algorithmic individual |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Metric Selfie: hypothesising a holistic view on the algorithmic individual |
| title_short | The Metric Selfie: hypothesising a holistic view on the algorithmic individual |
| title_sort | metric selfie hypothesising a holistic view on the algorithmic individual |
| topic | self-perception analytics evaluation perverse media |
| url | https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/jdmi/article/view/3819 |
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