I am convinced (although I do not yet have enough data to prove it) that continuous exposure to a lack of ideologically-diverse information is actually very long-term-bad, leading to unnecessary deaths (i.e., war, people killing each other over mere worldview differences, media taking advantage of polarizing forces to whip people up and generate ad views, etc.).
I base this only on my Psych-major training and just in thinking about things and observing.
If anyone had any actual evidence that might support this conclusion, I would be grateful.
If Facebook actually understands that it is kind of their responsibility at this point to ensure people's feeds are more diverse than they might otherwise prefer (i.e., gently introducing discomfort), this might mark the first time I'm actually in favor of them keeping their feed ranking algorithm secret (so as to quiet the masses, most of whom seem content to never experience ideological discomfort). But this, of course, depends on trusting Facebook...
I base this only on my Psych-major training and just in thinking about things and observing.
If anyone had any actual evidence that might support this conclusion, I would be grateful.
If Facebook actually understands that it is kind of their responsibility at this point to ensure people's feeds are more diverse than they might otherwise prefer (i.e., gently introducing discomfort), this might mark the first time I'm actually in favor of them keeping their feed ranking algorithm secret (so as to quiet the masses, most of whom seem content to never experience ideological discomfort). But this, of course, depends on trusting Facebook...