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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@zeynep but we like a little homophily in our cities--west village, latin quarter--because there is so much diversity city-wide. -
@stevenbjohnson Yes we do.. And parts of the analogy start breaking down here. Consequences of polarization in neighborhood different.
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@zeynep but I agree that only having "like" as a feedback mechanism is limiting. but Facebook pushing things you dislike isn't the answer.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@zeynep I don't want Kardashian stories or football or One Direction gossip in my News Feed. That's what I would "dislike" most of the time. -
@stevenbjohnson@zeynep Facebook already gives you the ability to suppress that stuff if you want. Just no way to publicly say it.
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@zeynep What we need is the "Disagree with this, but it's interesting" button. -
@stevenbjohnson Yes, more ways to signal to the algorithm. "Interesting" "Important" etc. - Show replies
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