Why do people prefer their own information bubble?
a walkthrough with stand-ins — a demonstration, not a finding · 8 certified links · outlined boxes are the roots · tap a claim to read it in full
Showing every action the room judged: it acts directly on 1 of the 2 root causes. It does not act directly on 1.
Nobody has time to be a citizen after two jobs → People are exhausted and take the version that costs least to holdChildren learn what a source is from their parents' feed → The problem is not the algorithm, it is that everyone is watchingChildren learn what a source is from their parents' feed → A report takes three days and the post has already done its workA report takes three days and the post has already done its work → Removing a post makes it famousNobody outside the company can check whether moderation is even applied → Distrust of one institution spreads to all of themNobody outside the company can check whether moderation is even applied → Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informedMedia literacy is taught once, by whoever has a free period → Schools do not teach how to read a sourceRemoving a post makes it famous → Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informedNobody has time to be a citizen after two jobsNobody has time to be acitizen after two jobsChildren learn what a source is from their parents' feedChildren learn what asource is from theirparents' feed①what the shown actions do to this root causeREDUCED BY 1 ACTIONNobody outside the company can check whether moderation is even appliedNobody outside the companycan check whethermoderation is even appliedMedia literacy is taught once, by whoever has a free periodMedia literacy is taughtonce, by whoever has a freeperiodSchools do not teach how to read a sourceSchools do not teach how toread a sourceDistrust of one institution spreads to all of themDistrust of one institutionspreads to all of themA report takes three days and the post has already done its workA report takes three daysand the post has alreadydone its workwhat the shown actions do to this root causeNO ACTION ACTS ON ITDIRECTLYThe problem is not the algorithm, it is that everyone is watchingThe problem is not thealgorithm, it is thateveryone is watchingPeople are exhausted and take the version that costs least to holdPeople are exhausted andtake the version that costsleast to holdRemoving a post makes it famousRemoving a post makes itfamousRanking optimises for time spent, not for being informedRanking optimises for timespent, not for beinginformed
WHAT WAS PREDICTED TO FOLLOW
Each number on the map marks a root cause that action reduces.
① Teach source-reading in every year, not one
no prediction about this action yet
② Fund one reporter per council area from a levy
we expect: places that lost their reporter have one again
measured by: council areas with at least one funded reporter
due 25 Sep 2027
guesses: the room: 15 (median of 15, spread 5 to 35)
③ Open the libraries in the evening again
no prediction about this action yet
A map from True Causes: a group’s judgement, not a measurement.