Attempting to have a discussion with CK appears to be a surreal experience. Whether one is arguing in support or opposition of CK’s position, they respond as if one were attacking their position in bad faith.

I greatly appreciate the deep variety of well considered points CK raises, but damn, it becomes a tedious undertaking to follow the ensuing discussion.

In English at least, the algorithms considered socially problematic can be more precisely as “The Algorithm” — capitalised to hint the more specific meaning. But to understand the hint you already need to know the context of the broader conversation around corporate-interest-oriented algorithms.

So, we have an obscure inexplicit grammar that only makes sense if you already know what it means. Not great for bringing new people to the conversation.