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What happened to being worried about the "Filter Bubble"? While I'm sure this will enable new voices to find a platform, which is (mostly) a good thing. However
by tqi 6y ago
What happened to being worried about the "Filter Bubble"? While I'm sure this will enable new voices to find a platform, which is (mostly) a good thing. However my prediction is that newsletter writer will be largely incentivized to write things that affirm rather than challenge their readers world views (since that will drive retention), and I'm pretty sure this will result in further polarization of our rhetoric and society.
Is it really so much better to choose your own bubble vs having it chosen for you by "an algorithm"?
- throwaway894345 6y agoTo an extent, mainstream media is already a filter bubble. You get minor variation within an increasingly narrow viewpoint. Not sure if this will make it worse or better in aggregate.
- tomjen3 6y agoIf I was subscribed to a newsletter I would consider it a benefit if it included the occasional (thoughtful and smart) member of the out-group, so that I could better understand them and their arguments. What it wouldn't do however, is allow you, or anyone else, to force that behavior an anybody else. I consider that a feature, not a bug, but I understand people will disagree on that.