It has become more common to denounce the idea that more speech means better democracy. Commentators, technologists and others have come out to say that they were mistaken - that their belief that enabling more people to speak would improve democracy was wrong, or at the very least simplistic. It is worth analyzing what this… Fortsätt läsa Notes on attention, fake news and noise #2: On the non-linear value of speech and freedom of dialogue or attention
Månad: januari 2018
Notes on attention, fake news and noise #1: scratching the surfaces
What is opinion made from? This seems a helpful question start off a discussion about disinformation, fake news and similar challenges that we face as a society. I think the answer is surprisingly simple: opinion is ultimately made from attention. In order to form an opinion we need to pay attention to issues, and to… Fortsätt läsa Notes on attention, fake news and noise #1: scratching the surfaces