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Ep. 191: Can We Fix the Internet?

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Is Facebook a Bad Thing?

The intention of the likt button originally was that engineers thought it was not elegant that someone would post a photo on facebook and so many comments would say more or less the same thing. But once it became this algrythmic stream with viral dynamics, it completely changed the character. He says social media in this new form deputise every one to administer justice with no due process. Platforms like twitter devolve into the wild west with no accountability for vigilantes. A successful attack attracts a barrage of likes and follow on strikes enhanced virality. When our public square is governed by mob dynamics we don't get justice and inclusion. We get a society that ignores contect proportionality

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