Drinking out of cups is worth watching On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 11:59 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) < [email protected]> wrote:
> Make sure you check out "this old tony" > > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 8:34 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have to search for math and science stuff on YouTube to get it to stop >> with so much political crap. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 6, 2022, at 8:16 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> The key is figuring out how to limit amplification of what should be >> fringe ideas. It's OK for the fringe ideas to exist on the platform. >> It's not ok for them to be amplified beyond their worth. >> >> The problem today is that fringe ideas tend to be retweeted a lot more >> than Mainstream ideas as the extreme is a lot less boring than the middle. >> >> Another problem seems to be the recency bias of some of these >> algorithms. Youtube is far more likely to recommend something related to >> something I watched recently than something from my subscription list. >> This makes it really easy to fall into a trap where you're only being >> recommended videos which fall into a specific viewpoint. >> >> On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 4:54 PM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> From where I sit, it looks like it is going to become a fetid hell pit. >>> >>> Anyone who might have tried to manage disinformation has been shown the >>> door. It will get much, much worse before it had any chance of getting >>> better. >>> >>> You can buy legitimacy for $8 a month. >>> >>> >>> bp >>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> >>> On 11/6/2022 4:26 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: >>> >>> I like that it seem they are attempting to control phony accounts. But >>> I really don’t use it so I don’t care about it much. Cofefe. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Nov 6, 2022, at 5:10 PM, Robert <[email protected]> >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> He fired everyone on the algorithm teams... >>> >>> On 11/6/22 3:22 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: >>> >>> One more thing.. if there is one thing musk's twitter acquisition >>> accomplishes, I hope that it is that the algorithm is adjusted such that it >>> is far harder to end up in your own personal echo chamber. >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 5, 2022, 2:05 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> So, new computer, finally got icons displaying (My son has it set up so >>>> he can take over my computer from everywhere and fix whatever this old dad >>>> cannot figure out, love it). >>>> >>>> Youtube viewed with new chrome on a new computer has quickly figured >>>> out that I like to watch Ben Shapiro and Charlie Kirk gotcha videos and is >>>> recommending nothing else other than right wing gotcha stuff. It is >>>> amusing, but I am wondering what does the other side look like? Is there a >>>> whole alternate youtube universe of leftist gotcha videos that make fun of >>>> Ben Shapiro and push all the left hot button issues. lgbtq trans, crt, >>>> BLM, defund the police, etc stuff 100% of the time etc. >>>> >>>> Is youtube just right leaning? >>>> >>>> Or is there no cogent left leaning content on par with a Ben Shapiro >>>> type of thing? >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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