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Originally Posted by Cyberbob
2) The machine learning based curation has got out of hand in social media, to the point where i never see a viewpoint that differs my own, and my online persona is in this bubble where only similar views and interests get through. I can't google for "weddings" without the top matches being about Auckland based wedding photographers. Sometimes it's handy, for sure, but it's a delicate balance. On a more global scale I'd see this as way worse than people give it credit for, it'll have everyone double down on their values as the reinforcement comes in droves, rather than expose them to alternatives. Get an anti-vaxxer to google for vaccinations and see what comes up. Nothing good I bet.
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Wasn't that the main finding after the US election as well.
Basically everyone just saw things that agreed to there POV.