One of the most consistent (if reductionist) thoughts I've had, watching this election play out, is "this is Facebook's fault."
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This starts to crystalize my thinking. It's a big, tough conversation we're going to have to have beginning Weds. http://www.vox.com/new-money/2016/11/6/13509854/facebook-politics-news-bad …
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I'll add that this makes me hopeful. Perhaps part of the solution is a straightforward tech fix. We need concrete first steps to healing.
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And just to complicate and contextualize it all, here's a very smart piece from
@kreissdaniel --> https://medium.com/@dkreiss/social-media-did-not-give-us-donald-trump-and-it-is-not-weakening-democracy-20814a054c31#.a0qpax7v7 …pic.twitter.com/UHDQcuMgN7
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Great piece. I disagree somewhat: I think visibility and ability to connect easily is an added dynamic.
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But obviously not happening in a vacuum; and previous wave (cable TV) also connected to media ecology.
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So great analysis but I'd put more weight on homophily and reinforcement online as extra, not just epiphenomenon.
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Replying to @zeynep @jodyavirgan
I don't disagree about reinforcement, etc. but placing all analysis in that basket misses broader political dynamics
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