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+title: "zuck"
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+tags: 
+- cosc203
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+a friend of yours had a reaction to something so you might be interested in it too.
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+try to mute angry reactions
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+algorithms appeal to human nature - amplify things you are interested in - people are interested in things that upset them - it this too impactful - should we make it so there is no algorithm - just let people share what they share and find what they find and just let stuff exist.
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+- started this way when there was not technoology to rank stuff
+- when you dont rank stuff the system gets "gamed" in other ways
+	- e.g., most recent at the top
+	- makes people post a lot
+	- miss obviously really important stuff
+		- e.g., sibilings getting married etc
+			- this would get lots of reactions so this would be ranked higher
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+could just limit number of posts
+- rank based on quality of posts etc
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+ability to control the flow of information
+- company run by human beings that have the ability to to decide what is shown and supressed.
+- this concerns a lot of people
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+"empowering people to express themselves"