@MyWoolyMastadon@toot.community
Post #1810576
2026-04-29 15:19 UTC
I get that algorithms are designed to keep showing you what you've looked at before and whatever has kept your eyeballs the longest & coming back for more. That's how echo chambers grow.
I worry because I follow many accounts that believe the same things that I do on the Fediverse, that I have developed my own echo chamber of like minded folk.
Maybe the difference lies in that when I see a disagreement 80% of the time it's handled amicably. For other social media this isn't the case. 1/
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@MyWoolyMastadon@toot.community 2026-04-29 15:26
Last time I saw such positive discussion around disagreements was on hobby subreddits. Even at that, most of what comes across my curated feed is an affirmation of my beliefs. Have I supplanted an algorithm with my own biased follows? Or have I just made a calm spot that's not aggravating me with fake emotions? Could I have made my own echo chamber that doesn't challenge my beliefs? 2/2