Submitted by Paneraiguy1 t3_zvnxlt in technology
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SnarkOff t1_j1t5sa7 wrote
I wrote my masters thesis on this topic! Media that has a subscription business model leads to better civic outcomes. Media that runs on ads is incentivized to elicit extreme emotions.
ghostdancesc t1_j1sokv0 wrote
Angertainment I’ve never heard that before, but it’s perfect. Real House wives, news media, etc…
Telandria t1_j1u4a5w wrote
Yeah, this 100%. Was talking with a couple friends about this very thing at lunch yesterday. About how social media companies have learned that the angrier people are, the higher the engagement number get, which means more ads pushed and thus more profit for them, so they deliberately work to foster the whole echo chamber mentality and then push those people together to make the sparks fly.
I seriously doubt the polarization thing is going away anytime soon. Not until something fundamental about these companies changes.
dubiousadvocate t1_j1q98vi wrote
That’s a lovely white urn.
pjeff61 t1_j1t49xp wrote
Kind of looks like a pawn
Wh00ster t1_j1q2usn wrote
It’s effectively saying we should hide all the crazy qanon and also uber leftists posts from feeds.
Anything that makes people upset should be down ranked and we should be shown things that make us believe the world is fine.
Not sure what’s worse.
> Prioritize content that’s popular among disparate user groups
> Correct misconceptions
> Design better user interfaces
I really don’t think these are things people want, but I’m happy to be wrong
ss_221 t1_j1qflf3 wrote
Its contradictory cause everything on Social Media is built on top of an oversimplistic foundation of collecting Likes and Followers.
What that Like/View/Click/Upvote/Follower Count signals to different people is very different. So naturally there is going to be misunderstandings. Which keeps building with time. Who wants to see someone they have no respect for accumulating a ton of Likes and Followers? Its an unnecessary provocation.
On slashdot for example, they cap how many Likes you can collect and add another layer of signalling. They dont just show people the Like Count next to a comment. Users are also able to tag the comment as Offtopic, Flamebait, Troll, Redundant, Insightful, Interesting, Informative, Funny, Overrated, Underrated etc etc. These kinds of experiments have to happen more.
Atilim87 t1_j1qyjjn wrote
What is this Uber left?
GrimResistance t1_j1r81ih wrote
Advocating for all the quality of life stuff that every other first world country already enjoys
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Feudamonia t1_j1sizqf wrote
>crazy qanon and also uber leftists posts
You forgot the alt-right...
risk_is_our_business t1_j1q5ptn wrote
They can die.
Bo_Jim t1_j1ssayd wrote
In other words, people are less likely to get riled up if you show them stuff that's less likely to get them riled up. Ignore the lunatics on the fringe of both extremes, and just focus on the people who are close enough that they can reach across the divide and shake hands.
Rose colored glasses by any other name...
StrangerThanGene t1_j1ryera wrote
I think the first question we should probably ask is should we be trying to reduce polarization?
FallenITD t1_j1t464b wrote
Considering how divergent thoughts are censored that’s to be expected
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MpVpRb t1_j1qtwb9 wrote
>when people interact with someone from their social “outgroup,” they often come to view that outgroup in a more favorable light
Related story
My brother is a Republican. While I lean conservative on many issues, I find today's Republicans to be dangerous and terrifying. When we have a private, rational discussion on specific policies, we agree on many points
When he's on a rant, he spews the most awful, irrational hate for all Democrats and love for Trump
The interaction with the outgroup needs to be a rational policy discussion, not an angry rant
BadAtExisting t1_j1rk9f9 wrote
Calm, happy people don’t generate nearly as much click revenue
JC2535 t1_j1qa3q5 wrote
Polarization = Profit$!
Creating intense sports rivalries and brand loyalty among Democrats VS Republicans is good for the bottom line for the media.
We live in the age of Angertainment.
We’re not doing anything to stop it. Nobody is going to do anything to stop it.
Destabilization is baked into the business model. The shareholders don’t want it to change, and certainly the company management team doesn’t want it to change.
That effectively leaves us at a perpetual state of uncertainty and impending doom- from which a small number of people will get very rich.