Post AxAdAmcUrfDm2S1zCi by rehana@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #Ax8aZJWPV2KyqxGmu0 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-08-13T20:04:06Z
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That's odd. I really enjoy my social media experience. So, clearly it *could* be fixed because good social media exists. https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115021945100161721
(DIR) Post #Ax8bBaYwafMKhzhoo4 by catsalad@infosec.exchange
2025-08-13T20:11:00Z
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@futurebird I was thinking the same when I saw that article. Pretty sure they mean the corporate social media, because I'm having a great time here!
(DIR) Post #Ax8bsxBsKtfBL8arg0 by RogerBW@discordian.social
2025-08-13T20:18:49Z
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@futurebird Get the billionaires out and strangely it all gets better.
(DIR) Post #Ax8c7oYkhyCkunNdhY by otfrom@functional.cafe
2025-08-13T20:21:28Z
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@futurebird of course Ars has the same engagement/advertising based business model. Most commercial media does and the thinking infects the public broadcasters and others too
(DIR) Post #Ax8dG8uT1wD6Ij4Xrs by billyjoebowers@mastodon.online
2025-08-13T20:34:13Z
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@futurebird These days I'm only on Mastodon and I'm quite happy with my social media experience. Which makes it a target, or course.
(DIR) Post #Ax8gEvPQ2XvK0Bf1bU by Lazarou@mastodon.social
2025-08-13T21:07:37Z
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@futurebird my thoughts on that headline too
(DIR) Post #Ax8jqQ9azhqxvrpYH2 by quizzicus@mastodon.online
2025-08-13T21:47:59Z
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@futurebird I disagree with their assessment of the problems. Like, if people are interested in ants, then someone who posts cool ant facts should get a lot of views. And I don't particularly need to hear more from anti-vaxxers, white supremacists, or the like. But I might concede that "algorithms" are a problem, as Mastodon seems to do better with people just boosting what they like.
(DIR) Post #Ax8kgCjk7i5rNXQkHA by rehana@mastodon.social
2025-08-13T21:57:21Z
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@futurebird They aren't looking for enjoyment. They think you should be having constructive conversations with MAGAs.
(DIR) Post #Ax8so9VCpehJITvp0i by catmisgivings@stranger.social
2025-08-13T23:28:27Z
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@futurebird meeeee tooooo.
(DIR) Post #Ax8tiNajdURND7KSbg by SpaceLifeForm@infosec.exchange
2025-08-13T23:38:37Z
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@futurebird Centralized. Their model was centralized because it used an LLM. Purely flawed study. It actually made the point that decentralized is good.Note there was no mention of #Fediverse#AI #Insanity
(DIR) Post #Ax8xlyKnslLjquqUxU by Fat_Farang@mastodon.social
2025-08-14T00:24:05Z
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@futurebird We must remain vigilant. Any time a liberal raises their head, we must deride, ridicule, and humiliate them into retreat. Liberals ruin everything. If we give them a toe hold, they'll start demanding rules to make this a safe space for their neoliberal blather.
(DIR) Post #AxA8hGYfzbgXZvFkki by llewelly@sauropods.win
2025-08-14T14:01:14Z
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@futurebird the endless "social media is terrible" articles of the last 20 years are essentially the same as the "tv is terrible" articles of the 1980s: they exist not to improve or change anything, but to normalize tolerance of garbage. Therefore, they need "it's noooooot the algorithm!!! you hafta blame the customer!!!".
(DIR) Post #AxAcpEVuTY7mB8frSC by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-08-14T19:38:49Z
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@rehana You know I'd love to, but they don't want to talk to me :(
(DIR) Post #AxAdAmcUrfDm2S1zCi by rehana@mastodon.social
2025-08-14T19:42:42Z
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@futurebird And based on the Ars Technica article, the study authors consider that a flaw in social media.
(DIR) Post #AxJbcxmSVn5xH8diOO by Scofisticated@socel.net
2025-08-19T03:37:45Z
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@futurebird I did find this interesting. However, I cant see me allowing myself to form conclusions from it. I am trying to give grace for their use of LLMs to make a simulation. However, to my lay ears, that just sounds like 1 step in a wider investigation. I dont know I would trust this until it goes into true human-involved experimentation. I'm not sure why even these experts are choosing to be interviewed without human examination in their methods yet.