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... and then we realize that marketing, corruption, manipulation, extortion, influencers, bots and mechanical-Turks have finally taken control of the promise of
by diego_moita 6y ago
... and then we realize that marketing, corruption, manipulation, extortion, influencers, bots and mechanical-Turks have finally taken control of the promise of "knowledge of the crowds".
Putin's goons on Facebook, bots on Twitter, Yelp's "algorithm" being used to extort merchants, personal brand management on LinkedIn, black-hat hackers on HN and Reddit, ... why should Glassdoor be different?
- AlexandrB 6y ago"Wisdom of crowds" as described in early internet essays is only sustainable when the crowds are motivated by some intrinsic purpose and not by financial gain. Financial incentives applied to "the crowd" generally lead to spam, rating extortion, and various other corruption.