# The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same | The Guardian

<https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/jan/16/the-tyranny-of-the-algorithm-why-every-coffee-shop-looks-the-same>

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Everything is connected and it all becomes the same?

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