I've argued a lot that institutional collapse and free flow of information means people need to become their own filters
-
-
-
but it seems increasingly likely to me that most simply aren't capable
-
social media algorithms could very well be the new arbiter of consensus-reality and people act like this is new and scary but
-
really just an attempt to streamline a filtration process that has sustained liberal democracy up to this point, cathedral in a new form
-
as long as we have a free internet it can be got around, and that's what I above all value. but most people just can't handle it
- 1 more reply
New conversation -
-
-
he's a bog-standard coastal elite. std dev or two above mean, idealistic, aloof, myopic
-
above all totally absorbed in the whig view of history as big-t True
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
"ugh if only people would just believe what was on TV and not think that would be great"
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
and people convinced they know better than ordinary citizens fool themselves with their own distortions http://www.sifter.org/
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.