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Why do people like filter bubbles?
Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed
a walkthrough with stand-ins — a demonstration, not a finding · root cause · sealed
It significantly influences
People choose the sources that already agree with them
certified · 13 yes · 1 no · 1 abstained
Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is
certified · 14 yes · 1 no
Judged not to be linked
Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them
judged not to · 0 yes · 14 no · 1 abstained
Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder
judged not to · 6 yes · 23 no · cross-group
Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free
judged not to · 0 yes · 14 no · 1 abstained
The same event is reported as two different events
judged not to · 2 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person
judged not to · 1 yes · 13 no · 1 abstained
People I know now live in two different versions of the same country
judged not to · 1 yes · 11 no · 3 abstained
Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop
judged not to · 3 yes · 11 no · 1 abstained
Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no
Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder
judged not to · 1 yes · 11 no · 3 abstained
Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free
judged not to · 1 yes · 12 no · 2 abstained
The same event is reported as two different events
judged not to · 0 yes · 15 no
People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person
judged not to · 2 yes · 11 no · 2 abstained
People choose the sources that already agree with them
judged not to · 1 yes · 12 no · 2 abstained
People I know now live in two different versions of the same country
judged not to · 3 yes · 11 no · 1 abstained
Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop
judged not to · 2 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no
A group’s judgement, not a measurement. Demo room. On the atlas.
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