12∞ · Question 8.11.3
Do social media algorithms shape what people believe?
Yes. Systems built to maximize the time people spend have learned that outrage, fear, and novelty hold attention best, so those are what they promote.
From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.
Where it sits in the book
- Part
- 8: Hidden, Suppressed, Forgotten, or Misunderstood
- Gate
- 8.11: How Stories Are Shaped
- In print
- Page 283
- ← 8.11.2 · How does framing change what I think happened?
- 8.11.4 → · Is the news controlled?
- All of Part 8
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