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I saw & #39;Social Dilemma& #39;, about social media effects.
Keep expecting these shows to point out what is IMO root cause: this media radicalizes & divides us because it works on some of our social/psych weaknesses. Isn& #39;t about the algorithms (although obv those can accelerate).
Keep expecting these shows to point out what is IMO root cause: this media radicalizes & divides us because it works on some of our social/psych weaknesses. Isn& #39;t about the algorithms (although obv those can accelerate).
Psych factor #1: We believe more strongly in things we write down (see Deutsch & Gerard study). Writing things down even secretly makes us commit more to those ideas.
But writing things down publicly is whole other level: we feel committed, we double down, we& #39;re defensive.
But writing things down publicly is whole other level: we feel committed, we double down, we& #39;re defensive.
Psych factor #2: Being in group of like-minded people makes us more extreme (shown by several studies & intuitively obvious).
Social media creates bubbles. People in those bubbles tend to get more extreme through not being questioned, & through sharing of biased or false news.
Social media creates bubbles. People in those bubbles tend to get more extreme through not being questioned, & through sharing of biased or false news.
These basic aspects of social media and how they work on us have nothing to do w/ algorithms, or specific product features.
You& #39;ll see people act as if this can be fixed w/ algorithm changes, or better mgmt, or that it& #39;s only a conservative problem.
You& #39;ll see people act as if this can be fixed w/ algorithm changes, or better mgmt, or that it& #39;s only a conservative problem.
Doubt the experts who talk as if it& #39;s a matter of better mgmt, or better algorithms, or better products. They have something to sell (their expertise).
These things are tearing us apart, and it& #39;s because they exaggerate some basic aspects of our social/psych nature.
These things are tearing us apart, and it& #39;s because they exaggerate some basic aspects of our social/psych nature.
Just saw @tristanharris is on latest Sam Harris podcast. That should be an interesting talk. Curious if they talk about the fundamental social/psych factors underlying social media problems.
Another factor in how social media divides and polarizes us: familiarity breeds contempt. Learning so much about others seems to make us dislike them more; there seems to always be something to dislike.
A study on this by @danariely et al: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/Norton_Michael_Less%20is%20more%20The%20lure%20of%20ambiguity_26f23155-6eb1-485c-9132-2e084822cd96.pdf
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A study on this by @danariely et al: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/Norton_Michael_Less%20is%20more%20The%20lure%20of%20ambiguity_26f23155-6eb1-485c-9132-2e084822cd96.pdf
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