What if we aren't anywhere near peak polarization, but instead getting a tiny little whiff of what's to come?
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Extremely polarizing content is like some kind of ultra-processed food (designed to fire many neurons) being force fed via algorithmic feeds. Lots of people like Funyuns & Velveeta even though it's unhealthy. What will cause a reduction in supply/demand of polarizing content?
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One possibility is that the elite will lead the way. If there was an alternative to Twitter that wasn't optimized for fights, most smart people would switch to it. The alternative then has so much prestige that everyone else switches too.
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Sounds like what
@MarcBodnick is doing with Telepath!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I like the optimism, but it's not just Twitter. The idea I would have rejected 10 years ago, but am now coming around to, is that the information diet affecting a persons mental health should be taken seriously in the same way that actual diet can affect our physical health.
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True. We can have trainers (coaches) that hold us accountable.
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thoughts on whether it's features or the culture around using the product that influence this?
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This is exactly what
@sarah_cone ‘s new platform@joincolumn does.@EricRWeinstein is a fan. You should check it out.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Yes, twitter is optimized for fights: 1 of biggest twitter polls ever was a *75,000 vote* poll: Trump vs.
@AndrewYang-- with both stans recruiting more & more blue-checks from ea. side. What if instead those 75k ppl debated#ubi or something useful?https://twitter.com/SeattleYangGang/status/1166144293964328960?s=20 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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