Looks like one to read and have my lab read.
Distorting knowledge of social and expert consensus. This makes it harder to build real consensus and develop solutions.
@maddyjalbert.bsky.social you might like this if you haven’t already seen it.
Ira Hyman
Social media distort our perception of norms by highlighting extereme views, can subtly blind us to the ways that most people are moderate in their views.
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The current paper explains how modern technology interacts with human psychology to create a funhouse mirror version of social norms. We argue that no…
Bluesky is now the #2 social app in the US, Canada, and #3 in the UK 🦋
On bsky, ~30% of y'all are posters compared to the 1% main characters on other platforms. Turns out there's more chattiness & connection when you have algorithmic choice 🤭
