'The world we see through social media is distorted, like looking into a funhouse mirror.'
The world we see through social media is distorted, like looking into a funhouse mirror.
These distortions are negative externalities of an advertising-driven, engagement-maximizing business model,The Extreme Emotion Distortion occurs as users have access to virtually unlimited amounts of personalized, emotional content, any user can find overwhelming evidence for their deeply held beliefs. This situation creates contradicting “evidence-based” views, resulting in animosity and fracturing of our collective sensemaking.
Shared understanding is needed for democratic functioning. It enables nuanced discussion, debate, and problem solving across party lines. Yet, today's dominant social media platforms are breaking down these critical capabilities at an alarming pace. This is whyWe can uphold open society values by enabling an information ecosystem that stewards our capacity for shared understanding rather than optimizing for engagement:through platform design changes that incentivize trust and understanding.
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