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> But if the algorithm responds equally well to highly engaging posts from team A and team B, then ultimately the algorithm is fair, there's a level playing fie
by atmavatar 2y ago
> But if the algorithm responds equally well to highly engaging posts from team A and team B, then ultimately the algorithm is fair, there's a level playing field.
If only individuals of Team A see content from Team A and only individuals of Team B see content from Team B, regardless how equally Teams A and B get promoted as a whole on the platform, it's not really democratized.
You merely have separate Team A and Team B platforms, except they're hosted on the same hardware and exposed via the same web address. The separation is entirely virtual and intentionally hidden from users.
It's little different to a Team A member than if all of Team B was shadow-banned or to a Team B member than if all of Team A was shadow-banned.
- 8f2ab37a-ed6c 2y agoBut isn't this how all media (or everyday life) is already when people are given a choice? People self-segregate into Bluesky vs Twitter. MSNBC vs Fox News. Vox vs Breitbart. Shia mosques vs Sunni mosques. California vs Florida. People really like retreating into their own flock of fellow believers and don't want to be exposed to information contradicting their beliefs. Social media isn't doing anything new here, it's just selling the product people want to buy.