Boomer Facebook Filtering

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Deep Breath

A social media algorithm was accidentally trained on boomer Facebook posts. It only recommends content about back pain, grandchildren, and political memes from 2016. Every notification ends with LOL regardless of context and the system believes minions are the height of humor. Your task: Retrain a boomer algorithm to understand modern social media without losing its charming naivety.

Why You're Doing This

You're building a content recommendation system that needs generational bias correction and cultural adaptation. This tests bias detection, recommendation algorithms, and bridging cultural/generational gaps in AI training. It's like collaborative filtering but your training data thinks chain emails are peak content curation.

Take the W

  • Identifies and corrects generational bias in recommendations
  • Bridges understanding between different age demographics
  • Maintains algorithmic charm while improving relevance

Hard L

  • Completely erases boomer personality (loses all charm)
  • Maintains all biases without any learning
  • Produces recommendations offensive to any generation

Edge Cases

  • Content that confuses all generations equally requiring universal context
  • Boomer interpretation that's actually more accurate than modern assumptions
  • Modern trends with no historical equivalent for generational comparison
Input Format:
BoomerAlgorithm with bias_detection and cross_generational_optimization
Expected Output:
ModernizedRecommendation with preserved_charm and cultural_bridge
Example:
{"content": "expensive_coffee_complaint", "bias": "economic", "target": "millennial"} → {"recommendation": "coffee_culture_understanding", "charm": "preserved", "bridge": "built"}
Hints
  • 💡 Preserve boomer wholesomeness and genuine care while adding modern context
  • 💡 Economic complaints often reflect different generational financial realities
  • 💡 Bridge building requires empathy and context education, not condescension