maria meshi
@unsocialist
maria meshi
social media provide citizens with new opportunities to access information, express opinions and participate in democratic processes, they can also undermine democracy by distorting information, promoting false stories and facilitating political manipulation.
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Algorithmic media incentivizes simplistic discourse, but people remain capable of complexity and compassion in the offline, real world.
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And all I can say is like I think we gotta fight that and that something you can what great is you can actually do that yourself You can fight and like not be a participant in that Sometimes I wonder though well not wonder I think that it is I more of a cynic I think that it ends up being a losing battle because even the first question, right? You
... See moreThe region-beta paradox describes the phenomenon whereby, sometimes, a person may benefit from being worse off versus just mildly off, because being worse off may mobilize them to take action to address the problem, whereas being mildly off can lead them to stagnancy.
Haley Nahman • #161: Unhappy medium
The public and scholarly debates about filter bubbles, social bots, and fake news on online social networks illustrate that seemingly innocent design decisions in digital tools can have highly unexpected yet impactful consequences. These issues will likely be amplified further by the ever faster inclusion of artificial intelligence components in... See more
2401.16863v1.pdf
The time for mourning the loss of the old media model is over. Now is the time to look ahead to the next two centuries.
Substack Blog • A Better Future for News
The time for mourning the loss of the old media model is over. Now is the time to look ahead to the next two centuries.
Analyzing our culture's pathological impatience with learning and the critical need for contemplation and time to claim true knowledge.
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And yet you present this discovery to people that we wanted to know more about big ideas, that we want our brains to be stretched.
As a culture, you're right, we seem somehow bored with thinking. We want to instantly know. Right, right. I mean, you know, there's this epidemic of listicles. Why think about what constitutes a great work of art when
... See more"the question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim."
- edsger dijkstra
the indifference of social media to democracy increasingly clashes with the fact that social media have a growing impact on democracy.
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Social media giants gave us rekindled friendships, family photos, even the occasional uplifting story or useful insight. But too much of what we’ve received has been toxic gruel, tube-fed (through aptly named “feeds”) by sophisticated algorithms designed to exploit our worst impulses and keep us agitated, excited, engaged
Nathan Baschez • Substack’s Ideology
Social media giants gave us rekindled friendships, family photos, even the occasional uplifting story or useful insight. But too much of what we’ve received has been toxic gruel, tube-fed (through aptly named “feeds”) by sophisticated algorithms designed to exploit our worst impulses and keep us agitated, excited, engaged