We are told that algorithms give us what we want. But they actually give us what we pay attention to, which is not the same thing. People pay attention to conflict, novelty, and threat. Consequently, the headlines that rise to the top are disproportionately negative and polarizing. This skews our perception of reality. A person who gets all their entertainment content from Twitter believes the world is collapsing; a person who gets it from Hallmark Channel believes love solves everything. Both are wrong.
He had met his muse, a woman named Aria, through a mutual friend. She was a poet, with a way of expressing emotions through words that Bjorg found captivating. They had talked about collaborating, merging their artistic expressions into something beautiful.
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We are told that algorithms give us what we want. But they actually give us what we pay attention to, which is not the same thing. People pay attention to conflict, novelty, and threat. Consequently, the headlines that rise to the top are disproportionately negative and polarizing. This skews our perception of reality. A person who gets all their entertainment content from Twitter believes the world is collapsing; a person who gets it from Hallmark Channel believes love solves everything. Both are wrong.
He had met his muse, a woman named Aria, through a mutual friend. She was a poet, with a way of expressing emotions through words that Bjorg found captivating. They had talked about collaborating, merging their artistic expressions into something beautiful.
