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Why do people like filter bubbles?
Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong
a walkthrough with stand-ins — a demonstration, not a finding · root cause · sealed
It significantly influences
Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it
certified · 11 yes · 1 no · 2 abstained
What significantly influences it
The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity
certified · 11 yes · 2 no · 1 abstained
Judged not to be linked
There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more
judged not to · 1 yes · 13 no
The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity
judged not to · 2 yes · 10 no · 2 abstained
A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing
judged not to · 0 yes · 12 no · 2 abstained
Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement
judged not to · 2 yes · 10 no · 2 abstained
Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside
judged not to · 4 yes · 23 no · 2 abstained · cross-group
A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell
judged not to · 1 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
Moderation happens after the reach has already happened
judged not to · 2 yes · 11 no · 1 abstained
Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made
judged not to · 3 yes · 11 no
There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more
judged not to · 1 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing
judged not to · 2 yes · 10 no · 2 abstained
Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement
judged not to · 1 yes · 13 no
Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside
judged not to · 0 yes · 13 no · 1 abstained
A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell
judged not to · 2 yes · 12 no
Moderation happens after the reach has already happened
judged not to · 6 yes · 23 no · cross-group
Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made
judged not to · 1 yes · 11 no · 2 abstained
Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it
judged not to · 1 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
A group’s judgement, not a measurement. Demo room. On the atlas.
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