dreaming of a better internet
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dreaming of a better internet
the good internet doesn’t disengage us from the real world. it makes us live better in the real world.
If you’re posting on social media or any platform with an algorithm, the real question is: do you work for the algorithm or are you committed to working for the people who want to go where you hope to take them?
Seth Godin • Feeding the algorithm
The trouble with the internet, Mr. Williams says, is that it rewards extremes. Say you’re driving down the road and see a car crash. Of course you look. Everyone looks. The internet interprets behavior like this to mean everyone is asking for car crashes, so it tries to supply them.
‘The Internet Is Broken’: @ev Is Trying to Salvage It (Published 2017)
Instead of discussing whether the internet is good or bad, I suggest we start by asking: do you want to show me your internet?
