How do we solve the filter bubble?

4 points by mbseid 9 years ago | 4 comments

Not trying to be political, but I think most people are shocked by the results of this election. Google and Facebook drive most of the new news consumption. What can we do to solve "getting served what you like"?

NeutronBoy 9 years ago |

You need to distinguish between good and bad filter bubbles. Politics is a good example of a 'bad' filter bubble, but if I search for Python or Ruby, is it unfair to assume that I am talking about programming languages, and not rocks or snakes?

mbseid 9 years ago | |

Yeah, that's an important distinction. Once text analaysis gets better, I think it will be important to mix the results.

jones1618 9 years ago |

We need a new place for objective, discerning conversation where facts matter. Print media and big three TV networks used to provide a fragile version of that for a while.

FactCheck.org and Politifact.com are steps in the right direction. I'd like to see a site that entertainingly covers news and issues, references other media but is willing to call bullsh*t on the media and politicians.

rajacombinator 9 years ago |

Decentralize information flows. (Good luck with that...) However, it's not simply a problem of getting served what you like. I can guarantee you Trump supporters were not getting served what they like.