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Doesn't Twitter like most socials feed you things with which they predict would increase your engagement or time on platform? If the GP's social circle leaned
by hellojesus 3y ago
Doesn't Twitter like most socials feed you things with which they predict would increase your engagement or time on platform?
If the GP's social circle leaned more conservative than them, it may just be bad predictions. And I can see how that would degrade user experience.
I often hear things like X service skews left/right and find it odd that people can have such differing experiences. Hence my belief that the feed algos are primarily the issue. People do like confirmation of biases.
- basil-rash 3y agoWhen somebody else is wrong on the internet, one feels compelled to comment and explain one’s righteousness, or at the very least read through the comments to see if somebody else already has. Thus algorithms that optimize engagement (most of them) are most likely to show you stuff you disagree with. The antidote is Linkedinification: “Thanks for bringing up this point it’s really smart and I fully agree!”
- hellojesus 3y agoUnderstood. But if you, as a company, realize you're losing users because everything you show is rage bait, maybe adjustments are made. Or your point stands and helps to describe why the non conservative GGP was of the belief that X is conservative leaning.