I respect the contributor's perspective. (I respect Glenn's intro more, tho'.)
"especially for people of color"
I have a problem with this. As a people, of course "we" are more likely to click on topics that touch on racial issues. But that's been true all my life. I cannot say that social media algorithms are making things worse per se. And I certainly do not think that "our" issues with this technology are particularly more serious or troubling than other groups. Frankly it depends on what groups we are talking about.
Zeroing in on *racial* groups obscures the picture.
All that said, please don't get me wrong. This topic is both critical and fundamental. But we need to delve much deeper to truly understand this data.
People can have a huge interest in something, click on relevant links all day and still not be imprisoned by any kind of echo chamber. (Trust me. It's not hard to do =))
Yeah, I think it’s important not to confuse human minds with sponges. So many people, in my experience, walk around thinking everyone except, of course them, is a totally gullible moron who believes everything they hear IF they’re even listening. There are plenty of fools in the world but if one is oriented to only see fools, they miss the bright minds that might actually illuminate.
I respect the contributor's perspective. (I respect Glenn's intro more, tho'.)
"especially for people of color"
I have a problem with this. As a people, of course "we" are more likely to click on topics that touch on racial issues. But that's been true all my life. I cannot say that social media algorithms are making things worse per se. And I certainly do not think that "our" issues with this technology are particularly more serious or troubling than other groups. Frankly it depends on what groups we are talking about.
Zeroing in on *racial* groups obscures the picture.
All that said, please don't get me wrong. This topic is both critical and fundamental. But we need to delve much deeper to truly understand this data.
People can have a huge interest in something, click on relevant links all day and still not be imprisoned by any kind of echo chamber. (Trust me. It's not hard to do =))
Yeah, I think it’s important not to confuse human minds with sponges. So many people, in my experience, walk around thinking everyone except, of course them, is a totally gullible moron who believes everything they hear IF they’re even listening. There are plenty of fools in the world but if one is oriented to only see fools, they miss the bright minds that might actually illuminate.
"walk around thinking everyone except, of course them, is a totally gullible moron"
So well-put lol