How the Algorithm Exploits New Parents
The Longest Shortest Time: A Women’s Health Show for EveryoneShow Notes
New parents know the feeling. You’re sleep-deprived, scrolling, and desperate to solve the problem with a baby product. One $2000 bassinet later, you feel bamboozled! Chabeli Carrazana, reporter for The 19th, uncovers the manipulative marketing strategies around baby-rearing.
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Recommendations from the archive
• My very first episode is about struggling to get a newborn to sleep! Your Singing Really Interferes With My Going-To-Sleep Process
• Another early one: My Newborn, the A**hole 😂
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Episode resources
• Chabeli’s article: You’ll do anything for your baby. The algorithm knows how to exploit that.
• Subscribe to Chabeli’s newsletter about mom guilt and consumerism
• There’s tons of other great reporting on gender, politics, and power from The 19th
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