But eventually the algorithm finds a way to push your buttons. It figures out which content is going to cause you to engage in a compulsive fashion. Jung would call this constellating a complex: drawing out what is maladaptive in your psyche. For some people it might be a rage-spiral of political content; for others, interpersonal conflict; for others, a desire to poke the bear—not in a beneficial way, but in a way that, in retrospect, reveals quite a bit that’s unpleasant about your own self.

Interesting in this context of being unknowingly 'brainwashed' that he reveals he's had a fear of being unpleasant installed, but doesn't appear to notice the significance.

simon dedeo

Ah, the physical basis for his timidity is revealed. And noting the curly hair, you will not be surprised at his membership in a certain tribe.