I feel like the one of the lowest level human internet problems we haven’t solved is how to be around millions of people, many of whom vocally disapprove of at least some of our thoughts and actions, without letting our hyper-social status-sensitive primate brains either melt or devote themselves to arguing that all our positions are the right positions for everyone.
Like yes, some algos are bad, but we also just built structures we can’t quite handle and are perma-mad at each other about it.
@kissane The frustrating part is that the first "we" and the second "we" are usually different groups of people :/
@joepie91 Totally fair, but I feel like it’s true even when we’re talking about more DIY systems, which worries me!
@kissane Oh, certainly. From the conversations I've had with folks building them, though, they often work the same way because that is their understanding of how social media Should Work; because they are familiar with the big platforms.
I've sometimes had discussions with people about this, and about how maybe that model isn't great, and then they usually ask "do you have something I can read about how to do it better?" and I just come up empty.
