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Its bad in general, for sites like Facebook as well. People are now presented with news and stories that they are predicted arithmetically to like, in order to
by briffle 8y ago
Its bad in general, for sites like Facebook as well. People are now presented with news and stories that they are predicted arithmetically to like, in order to further "user interaction" (ie, more ad impressions). But this leads to an echo chamber, where people are not exposed to alternative ideas, contrasting viewpoints, etc. (And then, when they are my parents, call it 'fake news' when presented with them).
- groby_b 8y agoIt's worse. It's not an echo chamber - because the recommendation algos don't keep you with like minded people. They purposefully guide you towards more "engagement". And online, the most engagement can be had by trolling, not by agreeing with each other. And "contrasting viewpoints" mean little when they're sheer lunacy.
- dvtrn 8y agoAnd online, the most engagement can be had by trolling, not by agreeing with each other. The example that screams out to me reading this cmoment is Reddit and it's ability to sort comments and threads by "controversial".