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This is a very hackernews take. The majority of people love Twitter as a product. A vocal minority are upset about disinformation, but most people think it’s en
by josh2600 5y ago
This is a very hackernews take. The majority of people love Twitter as a product. A vocal minority are upset about disinformation, but most people think it’s entertaining. We know this because it generates more clicks.
A ministry of truth that could regulate is also fraught with peril for obvious reasons. It’s a catch-22 if you value liberal philosophy.
- quaintdev 5y agoSure this very well could be my wishful thinking but let's wait a decade to prove me wrong :)
- nicoburns 5y agoNot convinced that people will move to segregated communities, but I don’t think love of twitter is a majority. Not very many people I know use twitter.
- foogazi 5y agoDon’t users self-segregate by virtue of the follow lists? I’m not plugged into the firehose Your FB or Twitter experience might converge on a topic but we each choose our own adventures
- nicoburns 5y agoTo a large extent one can't do this on these platforms, especially Facebook. As they have a tendency to algorithmically include "recommended content". Even if they did, I suspect there is enough overlap into people's follow lists that one would not be able to split these platforms into discrete subsets without cutting off some follows
- beaconstudios 5y agodon't a lot of twitter users regularly complain about how much they hate it, or take breaks or whatever? > but most people think it’s entertaining. We know this because it generates more clicks. All this shows is that it fosters engagement. That can also mean it's addictive - which it is because it's designed to be. That doesn't mean it is really entertaining in a nourishing way.