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It's a positive feedback loop, constantly reinforcing itself. There's an interesting video on this[1]. The gist of it is such: Nothing gets people sharing an id
by zyx321 10y ago
It's a positive feedback loop, constantly reinforcing itself. There's an interesting video on this[1]. The gist of it is such: Nothing gets people sharing an idea like anger and fear. And the clickbait "journalists" know it.
Yes, there's a lot of reasonable people, but most of them are part of the problem because they don't have the time or motivation to do the research. They see something like "Why Donald Clinton is the next Hitler and must be stopped at all cost" and just share it without even thinking about the other side of it.
Can we fix it at all? I'm not sure. The best you can do is distance yourself from the crazy people in "your" camp, encourage your "allies" to give the "enemy" view point a fair consideration and hope for the best.
[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc
- onion2k 10y agoCan we fix it at all? A possible solution is actually what most people who use Facebook claim to want - show users everything their friends post in chronological order. At least that way any 'filter bubble' is of your own making.
- zyx321 10y agoWhich is never going to happen, because the current system allows Facebook to keep charging companies for continued access to customers they've already engaged.
- kristianc 10y agoMy email inbox offers a dumb pipe to companies who have already engaged me to engage me again without filtering. I'll take my chances with the algorithms.