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> as the number of messages in the network rises, the quality of those which propagate falls The job of technology here should be to reduce noise, both on open
by awinter-py 5y ago
> as the number of messages in the network rises, the quality of those which propagate falls
The job of technology here should be to reduce noise, both on open platforms like twtr and closed platforms like slack channels and forums.
Computers are good at categorization -- now just use it to restrict what I see rather than recommend extra stuff.
Spam detection for things not traditionally considered spam.
- mananaysiempre 5y agoThat’s what they call a “filter bubble”, though. (Still not convinced that’s an inherently evil thing, yeah, but somewhat convinced an implicit and unavoidable one may not be good.)
- awinter-py 5y agoyes fully agreed, it can be bad but there's a political version of a filter bubble which is getting the same news, but opposite interpretations vs things like industry-specific updates -- I get a much smaller volume of, say, biology news than someone who works in it
- tdsamardzhiev 5y agoIt's good to get some exposure to content outside of your bubble. But not to a never-ending stream of crap that is trying to hack your brain.