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The physical world is hugely polarized. I don't see how tweaking the UI of websites is going to reduce real-world tendencies, it's a losing battle.
by sidthekid 7y ago
The physical world is hugely polarized. I don't see how tweaking the UI of websites is going to reduce real-world tendencies, it's a losing battle.
- beat 7y agoIt seems to me the online world is more polarized (and abusive) than the real world.
- thundergolfer 7y agoOnline culture may have driven this, but in a survey of people in the USA people were asked which type of person they would least like their children to marry. The “types” were things like same-gender, transgender, Christian, Muslim, no-college, Republican. Those who identified as Democrats had Republican as “least liked”. Those who identified as Republican had the first two I listed. However more polarised online is, that above is real world polarisation, and it’s pretty serious. Source: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ymwgbNCHG9f34dmxPNNuj?si=RivNDo1FS_CCG5mXiaud6w https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ymwgbNCHG9f34dmxPNNuj?si=R...
- president 7y agoCompletely agree here. For most people, having that fired-up political debate makes them feel smart and empowered.