Highlights From The Article “My News Feed took on an entirely new character in a surprisingly short amount of time… there were no human beings in my feed anymore. It became about brands and messaging, rather than humans with messages.” “content mills rose to the top. Nearly my entire feed was given over to Upworthy and the Huffington Post.” About the format many Pages use when posting: “It is a very specific form of Facebook messaging, designed to get you to interact. And if you take the bait, you’ll be shown it ad nauseam.” “It reminded me of what can go wrong in society, and why we now often talk at each other instead of to each other. We set up our political and social filter bubbles and they reinforce themselves” “While I expected that what I saw might change, what I never expected was the impact my behavior would have on my friends’ feeds … I heard from numerous people that my weirdo activity had been overrunning their feeds.” “By liking everything, I turned Facebook into a place where there was nothing I liked.”
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:27:50 +0000
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