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The other way is Alice choosing a different avenue where Caren isn't, and Bob goes where Alice is. Filtering content is a needed, but ultimately losing proposi
by makeitdouble 3y ago
The other way is Alice choosing a different avenue where Caren isn't, and Bob goes where Alice is.
Filtering content is a needed, but ultimately losing proposition (time and resource is one thing, accuracy is another).
Having the source choose which megaphone they'll use and have communities surrounding those probably works better for everyone. It's only an issue when Caren's goal is to have Alice silenced in the first place.
- AnthonyMouse 3y ago> The other way is Alice choosing a different avenue where Caren isn't, and Bob goes where Alice is. Which is where the network effect becomes an issue. Bob wants to open up his feed and see all the content he likes from Alice and Dave and Erin and Frank. If Alice goes somewhere else, Bob can follow her, but then Dave and Erin and Frank are still on the old site, and maybe Bob doesn't want to give that up, but the others don't even know that Alice exists and have no incentive to move. > It's only an issue when Caren's goal is to have Alice silenced in the first place. That can be a problem, but what if it's just that Carol doesn't want Alice in her feed? If everyone can choose their own algorithm then she can choose one that doesn't show Alice and Bob chooses one that does. If everyone on the same site gets the same algorithm then Carol starts agitating for one that doesn't show Alice and now there's problems.