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discoverability is the end issue. facebook, reddit, google amplify what is popular, not necessarily ideas with depth. they in particular incentive things that
by basch 7y ago
discoverability is the end issue.
facebook, reddit, google amplify what is popular, not necessarily ideas with depth. they in particular incentive things that can be consumed quickly and moved on from. a person consuming 100 links per hour upvotes at 10x the rate of someone consuming 10 links per hour. those shorter posts, bits, soundbytes, images, memes then gain 10x the amplification of longform content.
- MiracleUser 7y agowhat is popular is not necessarily without depth either. Also consider propagation of danger alerts. the longer time it takes to consume the average piece of media, the longer it takes for people to become aware of dangers. There are, of course, shortcuts for authorities to spread information about dangers already identified, but danger is a gradient. Maybe there is an inherent trade-off between quick, scanning behavior being good for safety and deep, thoughtful consumption being good for progress