• tetris11@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago
    • Yep, but not the gov, from right-wing extremist groups funded by billionaires
    • Yes
    • It does work, but it shows how fragile it is to a few rotten apples
    • The internet? No. Circa 2005 it was a wonderful place for nerds to exchange ideas and foster small communities and groups. Social media gameified this, turned quiet discussion into a public stage where the aim is to win an argument by votes, and not to foment ideas through the freeform exchange of discussion. Polarisation was a metric they maximised because it kept engagement high for ad revenue.