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Then we'll democratically argue and fight about it, and people will cast votes for the news they want to see, which will determine what the general "mood" of th
by araes 13y ago
Then we'll democratically argue and fight about it, and people will cast votes for the news they want to see, which will determine what the general "mood" of the site is.
Its the bane and blessing of all social groups. As they get larger, people get exposed to / interact with lots of viewpoints that might not have originally been part of the core. To some level this is good, as it broadens horizons and enhances discussion. At the extreme, it all becomes bland, vaguely funny photos of animals (mostly cats).
Its why community generated sub-forums / sub-reddits are kind of genius / kind of crap, as they let folks go off and sub-fracture as far as they want until the discussion matches whatever their internal worldview is. Of course, then nothing challenges their internal worldview.
- dragontamer 13y agoUnlike Democracy in real life, people who hold different ideologies from you on a website will simply leave and start their own websites. Real Life Democracy forces you to work with your political opponents. Website Democracy forces everyone to think the same, or leave.
- dec0dedab0de 13y agoWebsite Democracy forces everyone to think the same, or leave. If that were true then arguments on the Internet would be rare.
- dragontamer 13y agoTrue arguments and debate on the internet are rather rare. Its generally a curbstomp in a single direction towards the predominant political opinion of the specific website. For example, you've got Huffington Post vs Dredge Report. If you've ever visited the "conservative side" of the internet, you'd recognize it as totally night-and-day compared to the side that us (typically) liberal technocrats view.
- ericd 13y agoExactly right, and there's so much mental bias that comes from swimming in your own segregated pond all the time, if you're not careful about it.