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Sat Mar 16 12:32:32 +0000 2019

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

But what happens when you reward *news* content—especially hard news or political news—that elicits an emotional response? You wind up with the complete shitshow that News Feed has become. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2019 Hibernated

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A friend—apologies for stealing his theory—once claimed to me the problem with News Feed is that Facebook "engagement" is more or less a proxy for eliciting an emotional response. And you probably want an emotional response when sharing personal updates with family/friends… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2019 Hibernated

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@mattyglesias I don't think "Bernie/Bernie supporters cost Hillary the election" is a very common Take? Maybe you hear it now and again but not that often. It's also not a very convincing Take, but that usually has little to do with a Take's ability to perpetuate itself. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2019 Hibernated

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