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Seems like a problem that other people have. My Twitter feed is great, my Instagram feed is a source of happiness, and I go on Facebook to find fun events my fr
by scarejunba 7y ago
Seems like a problem that other people have. My Twitter feed is great, my Instagram feed is a source of happiness, and I go on Facebook to find fun events my friends are going to.
Listen, you know the old saying about smelling shit everywhere you go.
- notacoward 7y agoI kind of agree, and kind of not. I've said many times that your Twitter/Facebook feeds are mostly what you make of them, and that curating those feeds is an essential skill. I also very deliberately curate my Facebook feed to bring me joy instead of anger, though my Twitter feed is a bit more like Fight Club. On the other hand, curation is a skill. Many struggle with it even under relatively benign circumstances, let alone when dedicated and well-funded adversaries are deliberately infiltrating and abusing otherwise-positive conversations. By "adversaries" I mean not just political propagandists but also corporate ones BTW. Thus I'm a bit hesitant to suggest "just curate your feed better" as a complete solution. People need help. That help might combine education, structural change, and APIs (e.g. to support opt-in shared filtering and block lists). Probably all three.