# You can’t beat the algorithm | Seth's Blog

<https://seths.blog/2021/04/you-cant-beat-the-algorithm/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Godin with sage advice on seeking to leverage "the algorithm". 

> We have a chance to do work we’re proud of, and to do it for people who care. And maybe we can do it in a way that will lead them to tell the others. Traffic from an algorithm isn’t the point, it’s a random bonus.

Focus on making things that have quality and be patient.

## Facts

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## Appears in

- [WT184: Weekly Thing #184 / UML, Vizy, Markdown](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/184/), Recommended Links

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