https://dancohen.org/2019/07/23/engagement-is-the-enemy-of-serendipity/
Dan Cohen talks about a design change in the New York Times app that actively discourages exploration and discovery by serendipity.
This is similar to pulling out digital copies of books you're looking for instead of going to the library, tracking down the book on the shelf and in the process seeing and experiencing the books on the shelf which are nearby, or even the book that catches your eye across the aisle, wasn't in your sphere of search or interest, but you pick it up anyway.
How can we bring this sort of design back to digital experiences?
It's not just the algorithmic feeds which are narrowing our interests and exposure, but the design of our digital spaces as well.