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Twitter has this public utility value: a place where you can get updates on air quality during a wildfire, when the official agency websites are buckling under
by gdubs 8y ago
Twitter has this public utility value: a place where you can get updates on air quality during a wildfire, when the official agency websites are buckling under the traffic.
Some report having good experiences by following a very selective group of people with shared interests.
But it’s interesting that both Facebook and Twitter evolved into these negative, emotional, politically charged, environments when they moved from a chronological list of updates from your curated set of friends and followers, to an algorithmic one that shuffles in “popular” content.
It’s hard to have a nuanced conversation in a noisy stadium. Much easier to chant along with the crowd.
- chosenbreed37 8y ago> It’s hard to have a nuanced conversation in a noisy stadium. Much easier to chant along with the crowd. True. I wonder how many are actually looking for a conversation. I use it regularly. I occasionally reply to some tweets. Most of the time I just scroll, like and retweet :)
- aikah 8y ago> But it’s interesting that both Facebook and Twitter evolved into these negative, emotional, politically charged, environments when they moved from a chronological list of updates from your curated set of friends and followers, to an algorithmic one that shuffles in “popular” content. Because that's where the money is? fake outrage, drama, division and negativity. Reddit is no different. People love dirty laundry and scandals. These social media are the new tabloids, you know, the magazines nobody buys but everybody reads...