Comment by k310
21 hours ago
Root cause. Advertising. Quantity wins. Quality loses. Founders are all greed and no scruples. Money is God.
Illustration: (Emily's Quotes)
https://emilysquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/capitali...
The Internet's Original Sin It's not too late to ditch the ad-based business model and build a better web. [0]
By Ethan Zuckerman
The Internet Apologizes [1]
Even those who designed our digital world are aghast at what they created. A breakdown of what went wrong — from the architects who built it.
By Noah Kulwin
[0] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/adver...
[1] https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/04/an-apology-for-the-i...
Since the article discusses the Algorithm that amplifies the trolls, your connecting it to advertising shouldn't be dismissed.
Clicks, clicks, no matter how you get them. The more the better. Anger works.