2 ms·
I 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 es
by notacoward 7y ago
I 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.