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A way to offset the echo chamber effect (lemmy.ca)
submitted 16 hours ago by to c/crazyideas@lemmy.world
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What if we reprogrammed algorithms so it sometimes shows you something complete opposite to your existing interests and opinions? Not always, but just a percentage of the time? Like you log into YouTube and see 9 videos tailored to your interests and one that is totally the opposite

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[–] 2 points 12 hours ago

Why? How much do you think people were going out and doing different things or hanging with different people. Everyone is afraid of the echo chamber but maybe the problem today is people trying to keep track of a million different global ways of thinking.

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