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There was a good article [0] in The Atlantic yesterday linking this centralized algorithmic vitriol to the decline of democracy in America. The article also sug
by flyingfences 6y ago
There was a good article [0] in The Atlantic yesterday linking this centralized algorithmic vitriol to the decline of democracy in America. The article also suggests some techno-legal fixes that I'm leery of, but I think its diagnosis of the issue is spot-on.
[0] https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/04/the-internet-doesnt-have-to-be-awful/618079/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/04/the-int... (paywalled)
- azangru 6y agoWhat does a "decline of democracy", especially if applied to the US, mean? (Yes, I've skimmed the article; still don't understand.)
- flyingfences 6y agoIn short, Tocqueville's notion was that democracy works in America (in contrast to the 1st Republic) because we Americans handle almost everything at as local a level as possible and are willing to get along and work together to do what needs to be done; social media outrage has brought local matters to the national scope and has made us uncompromising enemies, rather than allies, of our neighbors, which has crippled our ability to productively and effectively deal with governmental and political matters. I.E., the article regards a decline in the efficacy of democracy in America rather than a decline in the practice of democracy in America.
- Dma54rhs 6y agoUnfortunately you export it over the world as well, all these stupid fights spill over the oceans.