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It's an important question to ask. When I read "What if all 89 voices said the same thing?" I thought I understood the thrust of the article; that overpersonal
by user24 13y ago
It's an important question to ask.
When I read "What if all 89 voices said the same thing?" I thought I understood the thrust of the article; that overpersonalisation creates an echo chamber devoid of the dissent and reflective views that allow people to make their own minds up and that therefore overpersonalization has insidious potential.
I was dismayed to find that "What if all 89 voices said the same thing?" was seemingly being asked as if the answer was obviously "Oh God yes where do I sign up" (and I do understand that their target audience would likely reply as such).
- eappleby 13y agoIt is up to your own interpretation, but my intention was more the former. If all 89 voices say the same thing, then not only do those voices lose some credibility and a key opportunity to share their opinion, but the users lose the diversity of opinion that they were after. I highly doubt that the 89 domains that people visit in a month each cover different topics. I'd bet that there is a high cross-over and the user is visiting them to read about what they have to say on a topic.