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It isn't entirely about what you like, it is about what will drive interaction. This is why hateful posts or controversial ones rise to the top so frequently. I
by beezlewax 4y ago
It isn't entirely about what you like, it is about what will drive interaction. This is why hateful posts or controversial ones rise to the top so frequently. It encourages bad and often anti social behaviour.
They've created a monster.
- pixl97 4y agoI disagree, the monster always existed. There is a reason "If it bleeds, it leads" was a saying long before social media existed. Also, "A lie is half way around the world before the truth puts its pants on". These are default human behaviors that have always existed. In the past there were particular global limits on the spread of these behaviors base on things like "A horse only goes so fast", or there are a limited number of telegraph lines or radio stations. Controversial, hateful stuff was always going to rise to the top. The difference between now and then is we have pretty much unlimited bandwidth covering the globe to spread the message. If you made FB disappear you're going to see the exact same behavior in mastadon servers, just hoping the scale is limited by lower audience sizes.