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Why do people like filter bubbles?

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Moderation happens after the reach has already happened → influences? → A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell
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Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free→People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in personopen escalateddiscuss
Moderation happens after the reach has already happened→A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sellopenin focus ↑ · close ✕
Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder→Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them✓ yesdiscuss
People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person→Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them✓ yesdiscuss
Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed→People choose the sources that already agree with them✓ yesdiscuss
Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is→People I know now live in two different versions of the same country✓ yesdiscuss
Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed→Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is✓ yesdiscuss
People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person→Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is✓ yesdiscuss
People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person→Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop✓ yesdiscuss
Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free→Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is✓ yesdiscuss
People choose the sources that already agree with them→The same event is reported as two different events✓ yesdiscuss
The same event is reported as two different events→People I know now live in two different versions of the same country✓ yesdiscuss
The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity→Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made✓ yesdiscuss
Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong→Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it✓ yesdiscuss
Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made→Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement✓ yesdiscuss
Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it→A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell✓ yesdiscuss
The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity→Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong✓ yesdiscuss
Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside→The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity✓ yesdiscuss
Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made→There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more✓ yesdiscuss
There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more→A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell✓ yesdiscuss
Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside→A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing✓ yesdiscuss
A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell→Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made✓ yesdiscuss
The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity→Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement✓ inferreddiscuss
Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop→People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person✗ nodiscuss
Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed→People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person✗ nodiscuss
People choose the sources that already agree with them→People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person✗ nodiscuss
Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder→Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed✗ nodiscuss
Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free→People choose the sources that already agree with them✗ nodiscuss
The same event is reported as two different events→People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person✗ nodiscuss
Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder→People choose the sources that already agree with them✗ nodiscuss
Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is→Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop✗ nodiscuss
Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is→The same event is reported as two different events✗ nodiscuss
People choose the sources that already agree with them→Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder✗ nodiscuss
Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder→Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop✗ nodiscuss
Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop→The same event is reported as two different events✗ nodiscuss
Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed→The same event is reported as two different events✗ nodiscuss
People I know now live in two different versions of the same country→People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person✗ nodiscuss
Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them→Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed✗ nodiscuss
Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them→People I know now live in two different versions of the same country✗ nodiscuss
Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed→Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free✗ nodiscuss
Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is→Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder✗ nodiscuss
Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them→Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop✗ nodiscuss
Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder→People I know now live in two different versions of the same country✗ nodiscuss
Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is→People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person✗ nodiscuss
People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person→People I know now live in two different versions of the same country✗ nodiscuss
People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person→Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free✗ nodiscuss
Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder→Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free✗ nodiscuss
People choose the sources that already agree with them→Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them✗ nodiscuss
Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them→People choose the sources that already agree with them✗ nodiscuss
People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person→Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder✗ nodiscuss
Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop→Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is✗ nodiscuss
People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person→People choose the sources that already agree with them✗ nodiscuss
Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed→People I know now live in two different versions of the same country✗ nodiscuss
Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is→Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free✗ nodiscuss
People I know now live in two different versions of the same country→People choose the sources that already agree with them✗ nodiscuss
The same event is reported as two different events→People choose the sources that already agree with them✗ nodiscuss
The same event is reported as two different events→Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is✗ nodiscuss
Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free→The same event is reported as two different events✗ nodiscuss
People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person→The same event is reported as two different events✗ nodiscuss
People choose the sources that already agree with them→Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is✗ nodiscuss
Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free→Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder✗ nodiscuss
People I know now live in two different versions of the same country→Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop✗ nodiscuss
The same event is reported as two different events→Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free✗ nodiscuss
Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed→Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them✗ nodiscuss
People choose the sources that already agree with them→Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free✗ nodiscuss
The same event is reported as two different events→Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop✗ nodiscuss
Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free→Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed✗ nodiscuss
The same event is reported as two different events→Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed✗ nodiscuss
The same event is reported as two different events→Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them✗ nodiscuss
People I know now live in two different versions of the same country→The same event is reported as two different events✗ nodiscuss
Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop→People choose the sources that already agree with them✗ nodiscuss
People choose the sources that already agree with them→People I know now live in two different versions of the same country✗ nodiscuss
People choose the sources that already agree with them→Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed✗ nodiscuss
Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder→Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is✗ nodiscuss
Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed→Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop✗ nodiscuss
Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed→Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder✗ nodiscuss
People I know now live in two different versions of the same country→Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed✗ nodiscuss
People I know now live in two different versions of the same country→Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder✗ nodiscuss
Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them→Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free✗ nodiscuss
Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop→Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them✗ nodiscuss
Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop→Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed✗ nodiscuss
Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them→Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder✗ nodiscuss
Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder→People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person✗ nodiscuss
People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person→Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed✗ nodiscuss
Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free→Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop✗ nodiscuss
Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop→Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder✗ nodiscuss
Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is→Ranking optimises for time spent, not for being informed✗ nodiscuss
Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop→Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free✗ nodiscuss
Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop→People I know now live in two different versions of the same country✗ nodiscuss
Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them→Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is✗ nodiscuss
The same event is reported as two different events→Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder✗ nodiscuss
Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them→The same event is reported as two different events✗ nodiscuss
People I know now live in two different versions of the same country→Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free✗ nodiscuss
People I know now live in two different versions of the same country→Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them✗ nodiscuss
Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is→People choose the sources that already agree with them✗ nodiscuss
Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is→Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them✗ nodiscuss
People choose the sources that already agree with them→Disagreeing in public costs you socially, so most people stop✗ nodiscuss
Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free→People I know now live in two different versions of the same country✗ nodiscuss
Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them→People no longer meet anyone who disagrees with them in person✗ nodiscuss
Correcting someone publicly makes them dig in harder→The same event is reported as two different events✗ nodiscuss
Subscription walls put good reporting behind a price and left the rest free→Local newspapers closed and nothing replaced them✗ nodiscuss
People I know now live in two different versions of the same country→Everyone assumes the other side is more extreme than it is✗ nodiscuss
Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong→A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell✗ nodiscuss
The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity→Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it✗ nodiscuss
Moderation happens after the reach has already happened→There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more✗ nodiscuss
There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more→Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement✗ nodiscuss
There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more→Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it✗ nodiscuss
Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement→Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it✗ nodiscuss
Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong→Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement✗ nodiscuss
There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more→Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside✗ nodiscuss
Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement→Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong✗ nodiscuss
Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement→Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside✗ nodiscuss
A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell→Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement✗ nodiscuss
Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong→The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity✗ nodiscuss
There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more→Moderation happens after the reach has already happened✗ nodiscuss
A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing→Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement✗ nodiscuss
A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing→Moderation happens after the reach has already happened✗ nodiscuss
A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing→Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside✗ nodiscuss
A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell→Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it✗ nodiscuss
Moderation happens after the reach has already happened→Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made✗ nodiscuss
A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing→The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity✗ nodiscuss
A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing→Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong✗ nodiscuss
Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong→There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more✗ nodiscuss
Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside→Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement✗ nodiscuss
Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong→Moderation happens after the reach has already happened✗ nodiscuss
A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell→The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity✗ nodiscuss
There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more→Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong✗ nodiscuss
Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it→Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement✗ nodiscuss
Moderation happens after the reach has already happened→Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement✗ nodiscuss
Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it→Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside✗ nodiscuss
A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell→Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong✗ nodiscuss
A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell→Moderation happens after the reach has already happened✗ nodiscuss
Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside→Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made✗ nodiscuss
Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside→Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it✗ nodiscuss
Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it→The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity✗ nodiscuss
Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement→A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell✗ nodiscuss
A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing→A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell✗ nodiscuss
Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement→Moderation happens after the reach has already happened✗ nodiscuss
Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside→Moderation happens after the reach has already happened✗ nodiscuss
There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more→Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made✗ nodiscuss
Moderation happens after the reach has already happened→Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong✗ nodiscuss
Moderation happens after the reach has already happened→Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it✗ nodiscuss
A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell→A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing✗ nodiscuss
There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more→A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing✗ nodiscuss
The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity→Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside✗ nodiscuss
Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made→A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing✗ nodiscuss
Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong→Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made✗ nodiscuss
Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it→Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made✗ nodiscuss
Moderation happens after the reach has already happened→The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity✗ nodiscuss
Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong→A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing✗ nodiscuss
Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside→There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more✗ nodiscuss
The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity→Moderation happens after the reach has already happened✗ nodiscuss
The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity→A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell✗ nodiscuss
There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more→The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity✗ nodiscuss
The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity→A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing✗ nodiscuss
Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made→Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it✗ nodiscuss
A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing→Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made✗ nodiscuss
Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made→Moderation happens after the reach has already happened✗ nodiscuss
A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing→Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it✗ nodiscuss
Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it→Moderation happens after the reach has already happened✗ nodiscuss
Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside→Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong✗ nodiscuss
Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement→The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity✗ nodiscuss
Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made→A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell✗ nodiscuss
A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell→Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside✗ nodiscuss
Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong→Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside✗ nodiscuss
Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it→A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing✗ nodiscuss
Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement→A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing✗ nodiscuss
Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made→Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside✗ nodiscuss
Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it→There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more✗ nodiscuss
A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing→There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more✗ nodiscuss
Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made→The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity✗ nodiscuss
Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made→Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong✗ nodiscuss
Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement→There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more✗ nodiscuss
Ad money rewards volume of attention, not quality of it→Being wrong in front of people you know is worse than being wrong✗ nodiscuss
Arguments online end in blocking, not in agreement→Outrage travels further than accuracy, so it is what gets made✗ nodiscuss
Moderation happens after the reach has already happened→Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside✗ nodiscuss
Recommendation systems are not inspectable from outside→A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell✗ nodiscuss
Moderation happens after the reach has already happened→A feed has no edges, so you cannot tell what you are not seeing✗ nodiscuss
The problem is not what people believe but that believing has become an identity→There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more✗ nodiscuss
A newsroom now costs more than the advertising it can sell→There is no shared set of facts to argue from any more✗ nodiscuss