Drinking out of cups is worth watching

On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 11:59 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) <
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> Make sure you check out "this old tony"
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> On Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 8:34 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> 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
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>> On Nov 6, 2022, at 8:16 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
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>> 
>> 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:
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>>> 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
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>>> On 11/6/2022 4:26 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
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>>> 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?
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