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RE: Algorithm vs. Community? I Choose Community.

in #motherhood4 years ago

I wouldn't go that far but I do get the gist

Yeah, Twitter doesn't allow for nuance.

By and large, communities on Hive operate on an affinity basis (upvote good content, ignore bad content, engage in meaningful dialogue & debate when there's well-written content that you disagree with). Twitter, on the other hand, feels like a cutthroat "we vs they" landscape, where negative vibes rule the day.

Jaron Lanier explains this fairly well in some of his talks (and a little bit in The Social Dilemma movie). The algorithms are (unintentionally) designed to amplify negative feedback, because our built-in (amygdala) negative response mechanism is both quicker and more forceful than our positive response mechanism.

However, the way those algorithms operate is entirely a result of their chosen business models and, as such, is baked into their platforms. That is one of the many reasons I am bullish on Hive; it will be impossible for Twitter to capture or emulate the Hive 'vibe' without completely upending their business model, which is highly unlikely.

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The way social media algorithms work explains much of the current lack of constructive dialogue and toxic polarization. I noticed from the start that Hive is a polite environment or at least much moreso than most Web 2.0 platforms.