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The radicalization pipeline isn't a conspiracy, its emergent behavior of "engagement" algorithms (youtu.be)

submitted 1 week ago by jet@hackertalks.com to c/interesting@hackertalks.com

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TLDW: The scientific method is the antithetical to online engagement. Algorithms push emotional messages and content, which isn't dispassionate and trying to be objective.

If engagement is key, then the most engaging content gets screen time, and more people are pushed with engaging polarizing content rather then informed intelligent discourse.

We see this on youtube, twitter, all algorithm driven media.

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 1 week ago

It's not that people can't be better critical thinkers, its the observed "radicalization" pipeline is driven by emergent algorithmic incentives rather then a alt-right or alt-left conspiracy

Chasing engagement, to chase money, results in normal people being put into heavily saturated incendiary emotional bubbles.