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I was on an Assembly project that tried to do this, think it was called "Flipside". It never went anywhere, IIRC required coders didn't materialize. Having bee
by cdvonstinkpot 10y ago
I was on an Assembly project that tried to do this, think it was called "Flipside". It never went anywhere, IIRC required coders didn't materialize.
Having been inspired by sama's dialogue regarding the downside of unfriending those with opposing views (on the election), I've militantly kept up on opposing Facebook friends' perspectives, giving conscious effort to see their point(s). I see the value in adding opposing news sources to my feed, but the rancor I see (on both sides) is a turn off. Haven't found reliable opposing sources that don't require that I, at least at some level, apply a sort of what I've come to refer to as 'normalizing' their points. So much emotionally charged rhetoric- I guess the 'sizzle' factor sells, but requires additional calories burnt to see through & try not to be disproportionally influenced by.
Maybe a sub-Reddit or sub-Voat -type thing could be built which includes meta-rating elements to allow for rating bias leanings. Dunno what kind of software might already exist that could do this kind of thing for cheap.
tl;dr:
A failed Assembly project tried this recently
It's hard to create a fair Facebook feed of opposing views
A Reddit/Voat -type board with meta-elements to track bias might exist cheap
- jquip 10y agoI'm thinking on the same lines as you! :)