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As much as discussing "How do we reform Facebook" etc. is important, this is the real story here that people need to focus: the unrelenting negative feedback ec
by Jun8 9y ago
As much as discussing "How do we reform Facebook" etc. is important, this is the real story here that people need to focus: the unrelenting negative feedback echo chambers fueled by social media but also very much by reputable journalistic outlets that should now better, e.g. New York Times.
- stochastic_monk 9y agoActually, the Times on the whole does rather well. In fact, there are a number of times when I find that it works so hard to present views from several angles that it falls into offering false equivalency and pandering. [Off-topic: The bigger problem now is that even they are turning to clickbait headlines and animations. Anything they can to sell those eyeballs.] There is also the opinion section, which while primarily left-leaning, also includes some serious conservatives. (McCain's recent OpEd comes to mind.) You're absolutely right, though: the real issue is more about controlling emergent phenomena and self-organization. It fuels division and extremism.
- Sangermaine 9y agoCan you explain what you mean by the latter point? Despite claims by the Breitbard crowd, the NYT goes out of its way to maintain an "objective" stance, to the point that its criticized for creating a narrative of false equivalency. For example, it's been widely criticized for its role in the run-up to the Iraq War for uncritically presenting the position of the Bush Administration and its allies on the dangers of Iraq and the need for the war.