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What criteria should be used to determine which sources to promote?
by neolog 6y ago
What criteria should be used to determine which sources to promote?
- timr 6y agoNone. Twitter and Facebook and Reddit should not be promoting a viewpoint or source. It is unfortunate that some people will use freedom of speech to share misinformation, but the alternative -- convincing the public that any form of skepticism is bad, and only the "consensus" is correct -- is unthinkable. Virtually every scientific theory of any impact has been opposed by the "consensus" at one point or another.
- freedomben 6y agoI saw a pretty powerful "joke" tweet the other day where "Galileo" tweets about thinking maybe the sun is the center of the solar system instead of the earth, and it gets slapped with a "learn more about how experts agree on the geocentric model." Pretty funny, but also eerily relevant. https://twitter.com/marcorandazza/status/1327263962799480832?s=21 https://twitter.com/marcorandazza/status/1327263962799480832...
- timr 6y agoYeah, I've seen that. It's sadly accurate.
- function_seven 6y agoNo matter the answer, it will fall short in some scenario. So I'd say kill the premise instead. Facebook and Twitter should show me things that my friends posted. That's it. If I don't follow someone—or search directly for something—then I don't see it. There, now you don't need to make tough choices on how to tune your algorithm. There is no algorithm! Of course, this will reduce engagement and DAU and whatever other metrics they track. But that's a fundamental conflict: earnings vs. neutrality. You can't maximize both.
- renewiltord 6y agoMake your own social network, Chronofeed, if that's what you want.