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Re:Reddit overhauls upvote algorithm to thwart cheaters by thinkloop on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @12:55PM (#13124520)
Algorithms that are optimized to show more of what a user is interested in, shouldn't be equated to creating an echo chamber. A good algorithm could include variety and conflicting positions, if that's what the user shows affinity to. I don't think the concept should be discounted because of weak implementations.
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Re:Reddit overhauls upvote algorithm to thwart cheaters by CaptSpify on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @01:08PM (#13124655)
I think it's kind of like CG in movies. Most people don't notice good CG, they only notice bad CG, so they tend to think "all CG is bad".

I've found that I only notice "echo-chamber inducing" algorithms, while I'm sure I don't even notice good algorithms.

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Re:Reddit overhauls upvote algorithm to thwart cheaters by TrevorJ on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @01:03PM (#13124601)
Because by definition that's what it is? There's a place for tailored and filtered feeds but there's also utility in seeing what the rest of the public finds interesting.
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Re:Reddit overhauls upvote algorithm to thwart cheaters by treebeard901 on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @01:20PM (#13124775)
> A good algorithm could include variety and conflicting positions, if that's what the user shows affinity to.

Most users will not show an affinity to conflicting positions. It is confirmation bias in action.

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Re:Reddit overhauls upvote algorithm to thwart cheaters by abraae on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @01:34PM (#13124901)
Maybe the algorithm should be guided somehow by an indication that you like to be challenged. Replying to a post would be a good indicator you had some affinity to it, even if only to debate it.
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