This is a lengthy, but very worthwhile article. It's as relevant to the UK including Scotland as well as the USA.
You can listen to it as well. I recommend it.
theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
You can listen to it as well. I recommend it.
theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
I found two bits it talks about in social media *very* interesting; on different models and algorithms.
One model delays posts by 24 hours. You get a chance to remove or correct things before they go public. It slows discourse.
One model delays posts by 24 hours. You get a chance to remove or correct things before they go public. It slows discourse.
Another model was how to build consensus; people post something. You either agree with it or disagree. No reply function.
Then the algorithm promotes post with *consensus* not engagement.
Then the algorithm promotes post with *consensus* not engagement.
I love this. Very "there's more that connects us than divides us" and it's working in the real world.
One place used it to get public input on a constitution.
Another used it as a forum that solved a dispute between taxis and Uber.
One place used it to get public input on a constitution.
Another used it as a forum that solved a dispute between taxis and Uber.
It specifically also mentions how Quebec has healed after such deep divisions.
"It takes a lot of work to make politics boring again"
"It takes a lot of work to make politics boring again"
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