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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wants to fix 'filter bubbles' on the social network
[...] Dorsey noted that the site by design allows users to follow certain accounts, which could skew their perception of the world. If users followed a certain topic or interest, they might see more tweets from people with different viewpoints, he said.
Twitter needs to give users more tools to break down these bubbles, Dorsey acknowledged.
But as social media sites face allegations that it's suppressing conservative voices, these companies are also grappling with free speech concerns.
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The Official Colorado State Vegetable is now the "state legislator".
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 19 2018, @06:16PM (14 children)
You can't make someone hear something they don't want to hear. You can put it in their face, they'll ignore it. You can put it on TV or the radio, they'll ignore it. You could spam it all over their email, txt message, twitter feeds, whatever - they'll ignore it.
It's almost like covering everything in advertisements trained people to ignore everything they aren't looking to hear/find/learn.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 19 2018, @06:26PM (3 children)
That's why Capitalism is better than Democracy.
A delusional, NPC mob will easily vote to quash the sentient few. That is what happens when the Men-with-Guns are controlled by "votes", freely given out to everyone and his dead dog. When you can just vote for more "free" stuff, you receive no signal that your choices are bad and will end up destroying you.
The dumber a person is, the less a person is able to defer gratification, which compounds the problem: It's much easier for the dumbfucks to vote for lots of candy now, rather than eat their damn meat and veggies instead, only to enjoy a treat once a week; the larger the suffrage (including the inviting of the 3rd world into the West), the more this is a problem.
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 19 2018, @06:48PM (2 children)
I presume you are gratified 24/7
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 19 2018, @06:52PM (1 child)
They don't spend their time arguing about fundamental philosophies of societal organization.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 19 2018, @08:51PM
You just disproved yourself. Good job!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 19 2018, @06:33PM
Hmm you sure?
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 19 2018, @06:46PM (1 child)
"Comment Below Threshold"? Repost!
That's why Capitalism is better than Democracy.
A delusional, NPC mob will easily vote to quash the sentient few. That is what happens when the Men-with-Guns are controlled by "votes", freely given out to everyone and his dead dog. When you can just vote for more "free" stuff, you receive no signal that your choices are bad and will end up destroying you.
The dumber a person is, the less a person is able to defer gratification, which compounds the problem: It's much easier for the dumbfucks to vote for lots of candy now, rather than eat their damn meat and veggies instead, only to enjoy a treat once a week; the larger the suffrage (including the inviting of the 3rd world into the West), the more this is a problem.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 19 2018, @07:10PM
*mods parent down*
*walks away*
*walks back up to parent and presses the talk button again like he's an NPC or something...*
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 19 2018, @07:14PM (2 children)
"Comment Below Threshold"? Repost!
That's why Capitalism is better than Democracy.
A delusional, NPC mob will easily vote to quash the sentient few. That is what happens when the Men-with-Guns are controlled by "votes", freely given out to everyone and his dead dog. When you can just vote for more "free" stuff, you receive no signal that your choices are bad and will end up destroying you.
The dumber a person is, the less a person is able to defer gratification, which compounds the problem: It's much easier for the dumbfucks to vote for lots of candy now, rather than eat their damn meat and veggies instead, only to enjoy a treat once a week; the larger the suffrage (including the inviting of the 3rd world into the West), the more this is a problem.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 19 2018, @07:19PM (1 child)
Wow! It's just like you're an NPC!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @04:43AM
That's why I love this community. Quality always rises to the top.
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 19 2018, @10:28PM (1 child)
"Comment Below Threshold"? Repost!
That's why Capitalism is better than Democracy.
A delusional, NPC mob will easily vote to quash the sentient few. That is what happens when the Men-with-Guns are controlled by "votes", freely given out to everyone and his dead dog. When you can just vote for more "free" stuff, you receive no signal that your choices are bad and will end up destroying you.
The dumber a person is, the less a person is able to defer gratification, which compounds the problem: It's much easier for the dumbfucks to vote for lots of candy now, rather than eat their damn meat and veggies instead, only to enjoy a treat once a week; the larger the suffrage (including the inviting of the 3rd world into the West), the more this is a problem.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @12:26AM
Oh god! You're one of those NPCs in a Bethesda game who walks into the shop when I'm selling crap, gets right up in my screen, and starts going on about how he used to be a logical thinker until he took an arrow to the knee! Have you seen those NPCs from Pipedot? They've got curved swords!
Curved!
Swords!
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @02:30AM (1 child)
"Comment Below Threshold"? Repost!
That's why Capitalism is better than Democracy.
A delusional, NPC mob will easily vote to quash the sentient few. That is what happens when the Men-with-Guns are controlled by "votes", freely given out to everyone and his dead dog. When you can just vote for more "free" stuff, you receive no signal that your choices are bad and will end up destroying you.
The dumber a person is, the less a person is able to defer gratification, which compounds the problem: It's much easier for the dumbfucks to vote for lots of candy now, rather than eat their damn meat and veggies instead, only to enjoy a treat once a week; the larger the suffrage (including the inviting of the 3rd world into the West), the more this is a problem.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @04:13AM
My god man! Don't you get it yet?! Those NPCs... their swords were amazing. Nice and long and thick. But then I noticed that they were curved. Madness! Curved swords!
Curved!
Swords!