alt Hacker NewsPerson A: Says something exceptionally inflammatory and provably false
Person B-Z: That's a horrible thing to say, why are you like this?
Algorithm: Wow, this post must be awesome, I should show it to more people!
Person A: Says something exceptionally inflammatory and provably false
Person B-Z: That's a horrible thing to say, why are you like this?
Algorithm: Wow, this post must be awesome, I should show it to more people!
and the sad part is that this is by design. no one who runs the algorithm cares why yo engage with content. engagement = good = money