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> that support what you already believe More likely, the echo chamber algorithm wants to show you what will trigger you the most, so you'd contribute as much o
by akomtu 4y ago
> that support what you already believe
More likely, the echo chamber algorithm wants to show you what will trigger you the most, so you'd contribute as much of your energy as possible in response. I believe that somewhere in the dungeons these companies keep user profiles with red-blue response maps: areas with red mean that the user will be outraged with this statement, and areas with blue mean something that the user agrees with religiously. By skillfully matching these red-blue maps with each other, the algorithm creates an angry echo chamber.
- cratermoon 4y agoThe behaviors they try to evoke are less like outrage and more like gambling. It just so happens that many people are motivated by controversy, but just as many are motivated to get likes, follows, or just to see if the next pull of the lever will come up all 7s. In Vegas, the slot machines and games are explicitly designed to pay off in small amounts just enough to keep the player engaged, hoping for the big payoff. Some of those same game design theorists have worked with social media companies. https://www.economist.com/1843/2016/10/20/the-scientists-who-make-apps-addictive https://www.economist.com/1843/2016/10/20/the-scientists-who...