#algorithmic echo chambers

[lmsintmedia]

The Social Media "Echo Chamber" Effect: How Algorithmic Bubbles Affect Mental Health

Are Social Media Algorithms Messing with Your Head? Ever noticed how your social media feed seems to know you better than your best friend? You like one video about meditation, and suddenly your feed is flooded with self-care tips. Click on a political article, and now you’re getting non-stop news reinforcing that same viewpoint. This isn’t a coincidence—it’s the algorithm at work, shaping what…

[personal-blog243]

If you are a conservative/republican leaning person who maybe doesn’t understand where other people get there info or how they think; here are a few YouTube channels if you are interested in listening to the “other side”. (Keeping in mind that labels are not set in stone and “sides” and labels are mostly bullshit)

. Some More News- with Cody Johnston and Katy Stoll

. Last Week Tonight- with John Oliver

. The New Evangelicals- with Tim Whitaker and April Joy (note: Tim Whitaker has recently been accused of some anger management/hostile workplace issues. Take with a grain of salt)

. Belle of the Ranch- if you want shorter videos

. Legal Eagle

These are just a few YouTube channels that one MIGHT define as “left” that cover some of these topics if you are interested in seeing how other people think and where they get there info.

[victoriannarwhal]

It's kind of funny that we as a society reached a new level of anti social behavior. Instead of interacting with fandom and other people online people are turning to chatGPT for fics.

Society complains a lot about loneliness epidemics, and younger people being socially inept.

The children growing up now are going to be even more socially fucked.

[asthedeathoflight]

Started liking a bunch of lesbian/butch content on instagram to get more of that in my feed and. Dear lord they are doing discourse on that app that you would not believe.

[abearinthewoods]

Ok im gonna be honest. I don't think it's social media.

It's tiktok. It's purely tiktok.

Like, even the comments they show you is algorithmically defined.

So I'd say its more the hyper-attention-maxing-optimized echo-chamber type of algorithms like you see on tik-tok.

Its no longer bubbles or echo chambers, what tiktok creates are kettles.

If you are a somebody who has been emotionally (or seriously) hurt by the other gender, No matter how minor, you will eventually start to see polarizing content. Deliberately misrepresenting statistics or over focusing on extreme examples of harm or hate from the other side.

Because access to both post and comment content is so restricted by the algo, the type of person who might challenge the narrative or redirect away from the manipulative parts doesn't see the videos, and if they do, they don't see the comments agreeing with it, or adding on to it.

Misinformation goes unchallenged, posts about how x% of girls think this or x% of boys think that or z thing is gonna lead to ab outcome will appear to only have people agreeing with the post in the comments for people who are primed to agree with it, and only have people disagreeing with the post in the comments for people who know better, and neither side knows the other point of view exists until they are faced with the outcome of that polarization in real life.

[gooboogy]

tempted to go to grad school just so i can more effectively tell researchers how fuckin stupid they are

[itsonlypolitics]

I remember being at uni and so utterly convinced that Labour would win the election. they didn't btw. they lost by a landslide. I was so disappointed that my country would have to go through so many more years of really awful Conservative governments. but the worst part in that moment was that I was completely blindsided. it was the first time I realised how much of an echo chamber my social media algorithm was to my understanding of the world

[sheepintheastralsea]

you guys have got to get better at talking to strangers

I don't even mean like. being more skilled at it. i mean you have to do it. you have to talk to your cashier, to the old woman you cross on the pavement, to the guy waiting in the queue for the gig in front of you, to the teenager deciding between books at the bookstore.

not all the time; you don't have to constantly be talking. but you have to speak to the people around you i am begging you

[reasoncourt]

the state of discourse on twitter about what celebrities are secretly gay is really astonishing to me. like i’m watching hordes of people making statements like “if you don’t recognise that olivia rodrigo came out in her song lacy secretly because she’s not allowed to be a lesbian even though she is then you’re homophobic. she was queer flagging her ass off. secretly. she said she ‘fell for [lacy]’ and if you don’t recognise that’s romantic then u can’t read’ even tho a second later she says she worships her and it’s clearly open to interpretation and more than likely means she’s infatuated and jealous of a girl she perceives as better than her (which doesn’t have to be anyone in particular since it’s a very common emotion to feel at some point in your life BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN UR 19 and still growing up and insecure and trying to find yourself etc etc etc).

like ofc i would never get involved in this discourse on twitter because it’s brain rot stuff but i didn’t realise how widespread and genuine people are about this when it’s just so. inconsequential.

like they take it SO seriously and it’s like. girl. babe. if that’s ur queer anthem then turn it up and sing ur truth. but u gotta stop projecting things onto these artists and being absolutely insane about it. whether or not u think ur “outing someone” who is apparently secretly telling u they’re gay on their hugely popular album despite never actually saying that. like put that all aside.

do you not just realise that that level of investment in a stranger’s sexuality is so deeply and disturbingly weird? YOU HAVE TO REALISE. like idk guys. it rlly blows my mind. your interpretation of a song is ur interpretation of a song and nothing more. dance ur little heart out to it. put it in all ur playlists. but stop being directly fucking weird to artists who are actual human people who DON’T KNOW YOU. like my god.

[rustchild]

does anyone have recommendations on how to find new media? Or good old media? It feels like finding new music or genuinely good tv or books I’ll actually like is getting harder and I know stuff’s out there but am not sure where to actually find it

[ceaselessims]

is it autistic to feel so heartbroken about the fact that someone said they don't want to hear about what you're interested and so you've already mentally decided to never talk about what you like in front of them ever again

[silvashapeshifter]

sliva, I heard from Miles that something happened regarding proshippers, r u okay?

that's very kind of you to worry, but it's okay ! I didn't get harassed or anything, even if the amount of proshippers answering to tell me i'm wrong in the comment section of a post of an actual proshipper did scared me at first. I'll block the ones who are disrespectful, that's all !

if anything ever goes wrong/makes me deeply uncomfortable, i'll report it, don't worry 👍

[sanpape]

OK so my mom and I have this thing where she follows me on tiktok and I go into the settings and force an unfollow (this cycle repeats in perpetuity) but she's fallen down a really evangelical right wing rabbit hole over the last year and her feed is just like piers morgan and fox news and shit and I was like. wait what if I just like. use the fact that she's following me to trickle mildly progressive shit on to her fyp. so yeah if anyone has any recs for progressive christian/roman catholic pages I can repost please lmk.

[academicelephant]

I honestly $#@&ing hate it how Youtube's algorithm effectively prevents you from finding anything new, anything outside the things you usually watch. It traps you in a bubble you can't get out of, and the requirement to turn on the viewing history if you want to have any videos at all on the home page made the effect much stronger than it was before. It's so boring to watch it these days because you simply can't come across something interesting you didn't know about

[thats-the-biz-babe]

you will never see me on another social media because i love blocking and filtering and no algorithm and enjoying my life too much

[zentarablog]

The Echo Chamber Effect: 10 Ways Social Media Shapes Opinions

In the digital age, social media platforms have become ubiquitous, fundamentally transforming how we connect, consume information, and form opinions. While offering unparalleled access to diverse perspectives, these platforms have also inadvertently fostered a phenomenon known as the echo chamber effect. An echo chamber is a metaphorical space where an individual’s existing beliefs are reinforced…