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The humans in regular medias already do that. You always see more bad news than good on CNN, but I'm pretty sure there are more good things than bad to report.
by sametmax 9y ago
The humans in regular medias already do that.
You always see more bad news than good on CNN, but I'm pretty sure there are more good things than bad to report.
- walrus01 9y agoAs a whole USA violent crime rates have been declining steadily in almost every category since the mid 1970s, but increased sensationalism in television news and "if it bleeds, it leads" would have the average person thinking the USA is a much more dangerous place. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/01/30/5-facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/ http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/01/30/5-facts-abou...
- taurath 9y agoUntil it starts going back up due to the sensationalist reporting.
- evan_ 9y agoCNN can’t do it on a personalized basis. If Facebook’s AI knows that you hate nothing more than anti-vaxxers, it could choose to show you seemingly-randomly that your great aunt has liked an anti-vax page. I’m not sure if that would ultimately help drive engagement but I’m sure it’s something they’ve studied.
- sametmax 9y agoThat's a good point. And it avoids general outrage against big entities or concepts, instead people just fight each other more.
- ryandrake 9y agoWhich is ultimately the goal of the folks in charge. The 1% win when they can get 49.5% to think the other 49.5% are ruining everything, and vice versa.