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1. Social media's objective function is engagement. Outrage and like buttons are highly engaging. 2. Tribalism + scale + time = two "us vs them" groups. Politi
by a_wild_dandan 2y ago
1. Social media's objective function is engagement. Outrage and like buttons are highly engaging.
2. Tribalism + scale + time = two "us vs them" groups. Politically, FPTP voting mathematically implies spoilage; the Ron Paul example doesn't extol some virtue.
3. People are furious due to these (utterly preventable) things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E