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Wouldn't we just assume "fake news" is optimized for virality, being a contrivance in the first place.
by newnewpdro 7y ago
Wouldn't we just assume "fake news" is optimized for virality, being a contrivance in the first place.
- Mathnerd314 7y agoFiction is more popular than nonfiction generally, roughly 2x according to https://justpublishingadvice.com/is-writing-non-fiction-more-profitable/ https://justpublishingadvice.com/is-writing-non-fiction-more..., which is about the effect size of the Twitter study.
- yesenadam 7y ago>Fiction is more popular than nonfiction generally, roughly 2x That stat refers to money spent buying new books and ebooks, I think. It excludes e.g. newspapers, journals, magazines, and online reading, like blogs and special-interest websites, doesn't it? An extremely large majority of which is non-fiction, I'm guessing.
- dqpb 7y agoYes. But the follow-up question is how is this news optimized for virality, moreso then factual news. I'm suggesting that it has a general information theoretic advantage.