From 9c55a6e6a5d766ce3eaefd7971f3e286a562f7a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jet Hughes Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2022 15:03:41 +1300 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2022-10-01 15:03:41 --- content/notes/zuck.md | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/notes/zuck.md diff --git a/content/notes/zuck.md b/content/notes/zuck.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b105fdeae --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/zuck.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +title: "zuck" +aliases: +tags: +- cosc203 +--- + +a friend of yours had a reaction to something so you might be interested in it too. + +try to mute angry reactions + + +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. + +- 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 + +could just limit number of posts +- rank based on quality of posts etc + + + +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 + +"empowering people to express themselves" \ No newline at end of file