One of the most fascinating dynamics of this pandemic is the Twitter/media/pundit feedback cycle. (This was documented before for other topics, too.) Now, with many top scientists not as active, if at all, on Twitter—pandemic keeps them busy—it’s gotten even more interesting.
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Let me add this here. I’m not talking about a “good or bad” framing, but pointing out a feedback cycle that’s been documented before and one that gets stronger with time (exactly because of the feedback nature). It can exist along with the obvious other dynamics we can see.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1396529721538748418 …
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And yep, this also true. In fact, I’m struck by how similar this is to what many social movements experienced: spectacularly useful early on exactly like that, but, over time, other dynamics make it harder to get that value out of it as the other feedback cycle tightens.https://twitter.com/Busabx/status/1396468797582712843 …
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Another feedback loop is that once someone has a large number of followers they get very positive feedback from a large group of devoted followers; and the more extreme the message, the more heartfelt the gratitude. It simply must impact behaviour.
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You can sometimes watch this as it develops if you start following someone before they post a few tweets on a polarizing topic that gain them scores of new followers very committed to the position taken in those tweets.
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Would disagree Twitter is good source Scientists like
@EricTopol posts relevant highlighted snippets from Lancet BMJ (primary source ) Otherwise have never got to read primary source in mainstream mediaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Social media has it's good points but seems overall a bad thing for the world.
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I guess the thing is twitter is a bad source if it's taken as a *source* rather than a place to find sources--like how lots of people unfortunately think of google search as an info source, rather than a source of info sources.
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Thanks for reading
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What would a better source look like? Thanks
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