The question to ask with any media-is-an-echo-chamber study is: compared to what? Is it more or less echo chamber-y than what we had before?
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Replying to @stevenbjohnson
@stevenbjohnson Ah. Compared to not optimizing for agreeable environment. ("Like" as only signal.) Orthogonal: Provide algorithmic choices?2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @stevenbjohnson
@stevenbjohnson@zeynep Very much agree. The echo chamber / filter bubble of in-person interactions seems quite a bit stronger than online.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @ramez
@ramez I agree too. I even wrote it backwhen. http://technosociology.org/?p=693 But still, we now have algorithms reinforcing the homophily tendencies.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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