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Re:Mark in the Middle by tqi on Friday September 25, 2020 @12:26PM (#24591481)
That we are increasingly self sorting into politically isolated bubbles (based on where we choose to live / work) so we are less likely to encounter diverse opinions in real life [1]. Definitely agree that virality/discovery/engagement need to be carefully balanced, but I don't think that they are inherently good or bad. Virality/discovery/engagement can absolutely lead to the spread of misinformation, but it also is clearly a big driver for awareness of social causes like police brutality / BLM.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Big-Sort-Clustering-Like-Minded-Ameri...

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Re:Mark in the Middle by sjg007 on Friday September 25, 2020 @01:52PM (#24592335)
The twitter link in the comment at the top of this post reports that the top 10 daily FB posts are almost all right wing. I am pretty sure this is being driven by a minority of users (and a lot of bots). In fact we know the whole system can be gamed. In that sense the whole network is polluted and suffering the tragedy of the commons.
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