THE ALGO Quotes

“He’d told himself this story so many times it had become structural, load-bearing. Remove it and the man underneath would have to face what he’d actually done: let a child believe her mother was dead so she’d become a more compliant employee.”
― C.J. Arlow, THE ALGO: In an Optimized World, Thinking for Yourself Can Be Deadly

“Reward schedules designed to be unpredictable enough to become compulsive.”
― C.J. Arlow, THE ALGO: In an Optimized World, Thinking for Yourself Can Be Deadly