Comment by chao-
3 months ago
I am not so egotistical as to think I get to decide any of this. Hence, I did not say I "should" get to decide.
I simply said that if I could, that is what I would like to see.
I tried to phrase my comment to convey that I know it is not a popular opinion. I am not surprised that someone would disagree me with, and I am okay with that :)
I have no issue with everyone being able to choose how you view your feed. I might even support legislation that would require any website with a feed to offer a chronological, not filtered version, although many websites already include an option to view a feed in that form.
This whole thread is about attempts to outlaw “addictive” feeds, which is what I take issue with. I don’t like the idea of government having that level of control.
On the other hand, I am also not in the group who says we should make no attempts to help our society deal with the negative effects of addictive feeds. I feel the same way about free speech; I am a huge believer in the absolute necessity for complete free speech, but I also don’t think we can ignore the power and influence of disinformation and/or propaganda. We should absolutely be working on figuring out mitigation tactics that don’t involve prohibiting speech, or prohibiting particular feed algorithms.
>I don’t like the idea of government having that level of control.
This is my usual stance. I have to deal with various regulations (and worse: state-by-state laws) in my business, so I tend to be reflexively anti-regulation.
And yet I find myself saying these things.