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Matthew Petchinsky

The Algorithm Hates You

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Matthew Petchinsky

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English
Apophis Enterprises LLC
02 February 2026
Media studies; E-commerce: business aspects; Sales & marketing; Human-computer interaction
The Algorithm Hates You (Good.) is a sharp, unsettling exploration of life inside invisible systems that decide who is seen, who is ignored, and who quietly disappears. In an age where algorithms shape creativity, labor, relationships, and self-worth, this book reframes rejection, low reach, and invisibility as signals-not failures.

Rather than teaching readers how to please platforms or ""beat"" the feed, Matthew Petchinsky exposes how algorithmic systems reward conformity, predictability, and compliance while sidelining depth, difference, disability, and independent thought. Through psychological insight, cultural analysis, and grounded reflection, the book reveals why being disliked-or simply unreadable-by the system can be a form of protection.

This is not a manifesto for going viral. It is a guide for reclaiming agency in environments built to extract attention and behavior. Readers are invited to step outside metric-driven identity, break addiction to validation, and build meaning that does not depend on visibility.

Provocative, calming, and quietly defiant, The Algorithm Hates You (Good.) speaks to creators, thinkers, disabled users, and anyone who has felt erased by systems that claim to be neutral. In a world obsessed with being seen, this book argues that choosing when not to be seen may be the most powerful move left.
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Imprint:   Apophis Enterprises LLC
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 6mm
Weight:   159g
ISBN:   9798295591075
Pages:   112
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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