westerners often have these idealized images of opposition leaders in authoritarian regimes when in reality they are the same products with a different paint. Navalny, Aung San Suu Kyi, Machado and all the others.
If it works it ain't stupid (or wrong). I can imagine dozens of setups where such tools can bring massive velocity in small/single man team, ie indie/mobile game development
I realized this as I saw many of my favorite gaming Youtubers chase the algorithm and change their content to stay relevant. It all eventually converges on content that children would find entertaining. They're the biggest demographic spending the most time looking at ads. That's where following the algorithm leads.