Jake Domagalski
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Jake Domagalski
Whatever the reason, though, people’s reluctance to tackle the extreme views on their own side is another factor locking both sides into a false perception of the other. If, for instance, extremists on the left call for the complete abolition of the police, and no one on their side criticizes this position, conservatives may get the impression that... See more
Steve Stewart-Williams • Imaginary Enemies
But again: to many users, this doesn't matter. What many users fleeing X-Twitter right now care about is a replacement for Twitter. For that matter, if you're coming from Twitter, whether or not Bluesky is truly decentralized, it certainly seems more decentralized than Twitter , the same way that Twitter may seem more decentralized than cable news.... See more
Christine Lemmer-Webber • How decentralized is Bluesky really? -- Dustycloud Brainstorms
Everyone Online Sounds Like an Absolute Fucking Poseur Lately
Freddie deBoerfreddiedeboer.substack.comThoughts on white liberals, cultural appropriation, millennial smarminess, and the use of language online.
Without traditions it is still easy for us to form opinions, but difficult to form convictions
Simon Sarris • In Praise of the Gods
Google universal-assistant project; possibly uses neurosymbolic AI/
Integrating more in-depth user data and research as the team reaches greater maturity.
The phenomenon is known as false polarization : polarization based not on genuine differences in the modal views of each side but on misperceived differences. According to Parker and colleagues, false polarization is amplified by partisan media, and has various harmful knock-on effects - effects potentially damaging to the democratic process.