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Give me a social network that sets dark pattern "themes": * default-- show me a single page posts of my friends by date * sadness-- choose post order and timi
by jancsika 6y ago
Give me a social network that sets dark pattern "themes":
* default-- show me a single page posts of my friends by date
* sadness-- choose post order and timings to maximize my sadness
* filter bubble-- choose posts to maximize my outrage about alternative viewpoints
* rabbit hole-- capture maximum amount of my attention on the platform by feeding me conspiratorial and junk content
* gamblevision-- infinite scroll, maximize my time clicking upvote/like buttons, karma building, interacting with a/b tested time-wasting games, spending karma points on loot box type bullshit, etc.
* human bioweapon-- fake news injections, with an intersection between my inferred personal tastes and a slowly increasing menu of anti-scientific covid conspiracies
Then give me, the user, an analytics page where I can see my engagement, sentiment analysis, and measurements of my changing viewpoints for each theme.
If you ask, "Why would anyone ever use such a manipulative, unhealthy platform?" well...
- corobo 6y agoImagine this engine but reverse who it's for. I would like my social network to make me feel: Happy, excited, inspired,
- jancsika 6y agoFirst we have to learn why it's dangerous to touch the burner on a hot stove. Otherwise a company can flip some bits and you'll be less happy and more agitated without understanding why.
- PaybackTony 6y agoI see the satire in this. Things like the "Can we make people more sad or happy by being selective on the feed" experiment facebook did is just one of the many reasons we wanted as pure a social feed as possible. People you know ordered by who's posted most recently and a way to traverse their posts if you wanna know a little more. I don't think a "Top" algorithm has a place on a social feed, or you end up with satire but in real life.
- RightTail 6y agoshall be built