I suspect that the web / internet hasn’t merely made collective hysteria more likely, but generally created much more highly engrained groupthink narratives, such that — much more today than 20+ years ago — you simply cannot hear about views outside “the current virtuous thing” on mainstream media.
"Social media will democratize the marketplace of ideas, they said"
Heh. I remember that. Freedom of speech would be guaranteed forever. How could any government stop the free flow of ideas through transnational internet communication?
Did you see Twitter‘s announcement of what they’re doing to monitor speech during the midterms? Twatter fascism at its finest. They get to arbitrarily determine what is acceptable free speech
They learned that by creating "echo chambers" they could keep people more engaged through collective interests (shared outrage) and sell more advertising. All the algorithms are designed to reinforce this behavior. The result is an amplification of toxins that poison society.
"Social media will democratize the marketplace of ideas, they said"
Heh. I remember that. Freedom of speech would be guaranteed forever. How could any government stop the free flow of ideas through transnational internet communication?
I wanted to believe it...
Did you see Twitter‘s announcement of what they’re doing to monitor speech during the midterms? Twatter fascism at its finest. They get to arbitrarily determine what is acceptable free speech
https://twitter.com/twittersafety/status/1557713456098312195?s=21&t=b-HsYzbNip0Xh1OsHvEAlQ
They learned that by creating "echo chambers" they could keep people more engaged through collective interests (shared outrage) and sell more advertising. All the algorithms are designed to reinforce this behavior. The result is an amplification of toxins that poison society.
Censorship and algorithms.