Culture
Algorithm as Antenna: How TikTok's For You Page Became the New Underground Radio
What if the machine that was supposed to homogenize us actually set us free? TikTok's recommendation engine has quietly become the most powerful force in niche culture, pulling obscure creators out of the void and dropping them directly into the feeds of the exact weirdos who needed to find them. We went deep on the micro-communities living rent-free in your For You Page.
