Anti-social media

164 readers

21 users here now

Dedicated to antisocial behavior of social media corporations, censorship, algorithmic bias, filter bubbles, privacy and psychological effects of mainstream social media.

founded 1 month ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

You Will Never Win an Argument On the Internet - Here's Why (www.joanwestenberg.com)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

11 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Most online debate is actively harmful to our thinking. Every hour spent arguing on Twitter is an hour we could have spent reading a book, writing an essay, or having a genuine discussion in a better environment.

The Internet promised us a marketplace of ideas. Instead, we built a gladiatorial arena where ideas go to die—time to find better places to think.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Every platform's algorithm rewards conflict over clarity, dunks over discourse, and pithy dismissals over patient exploration of ideas. A thoughtful thread exploring the nuances of monetary policy might get a few polite likes. A savage quote-tweet demolishing a bad take? That's engagement gold.

It's framed as that this is about the whole internet, but seems like they are mostly talking about Twitter culture.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Mostly, although I think it applies more broadly to varying degrees. Even to Mastodon (although without the Algorithmic amplification aspect).