Re:What Should Be Done About Social Media?
by Shish2k on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @05:22AM
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^ this. Even among people who claim to prefer chonological feeds, double-blind tests show a strong preference for algorithmic feeds.
If grandparent is saying “algorithmic feeds are so popular-yet-dangerous that we should regulate them like alcohol” then ok, that’s a valid starting point - but we should at least acknowledge that this is user-hostile in the short term.
If grandparent is saying “algorithmic feeds are so popular-yet-dangerous that we should regulate them like alcohol” then ok, that’s a valid starting point - but we should at least acknowledge that this is user-hostile in the short term.