Thanks for commenting! Social media is a great analogy. The algorithms were always optimized for engagement without any defensibility constraints, because in that case, the content is provided by people outside the makers’ control. The sad reality is that outrage is humanity’s best engagement bait. Now we have a social media ecosystem given over almost entirely to competing propaganda. @Renee DiResta’s “Invisible Rulers” is an excellent deep dive on that topic.
Thanks for commenting! Social media is a great analogy. The algorithms were always optimized for engagement without any defensibility constraints, because in that case, the content is provided by people outside the makers’ control. The sad reality is that outrage is humanity’s best engagement bait. Now we have a social media ecosystem given over almost entirely to competing propaganda. @Renee DiResta’s “Invisible Rulers” is an excellent deep dive on that topic.