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isn’t it convenient to blame everything on the algorithm? why spend time actually educating people and giving them the tool of critical thinking when you can c
by mirceal 4y ago
isn’t it convenient to blame everything on the algorithm?
why spend time actually educating people and giving them the tool of critical thinking when you can create a cesspool that enables and amplifies xenophobia, racism, sexism, you name it.
why call out certain behaviors that are horrendous when you can normalize them and pretend this is part of the normal public forum?
- api 4y agoPerson A walks past you and smiles. Person B walks past and punches you in the face. Which maximizes engagement? Person A tells you about a new discovery at NASA. Person B tells you the Earth is flat and bombards you with "irrefutable" proof. Which maximizes engagement? I really do think engagement maximizing algorithms explain much (but not all) of our collective descent into insanity since about 2010-2012 when they became popular.
- mirceal 4y agothe algo amplifies nasty things. that’s for sure. i guess my point is that those nasty things exist independently and have backing (and we should not normalize them).
- api 4y agoIt's the algorithm that has helped normalize them by promoting them to a wider audience because they maximize engagement.