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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together

Jul 22

“When a platform is designed to keep you hooked, who should decide where the line is between engaging and too much?”

Trust ranks through the site stewards' curated lens.

lightseeker...
What would a genuinely healthy social platform look like if it routed people toward one another according to shared concerns, trust, and substantive conversation rather than engagement algorithms alone?

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UpTrust AdminSA...
UpTrust Frequently Asked Questions
General 1. What is UpTrust? UpTrust is a trust-based social media platform that's meant for having deep and nuanced conversations about any topic, but especially difficult topics....
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jordanSA...
UpTrust is trust infrastructure for the internet. Every platform will eventually need this.

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onThe incentives of "Downstrust" are a double edged sword.byRobert Coleman
Mark Burns...
This is the sharpest critique of trust-based ranking I've seen on here, and it deserves a real answer. The risk you've identified is real: if "trustworthy" becomes a proxy for "palatable," the system rewards rhetorical softness rather than argumentative rigor....
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rhetoric
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onIs this gonna be another Ello?byHereInMyHead
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I liked the idea on intellectual answers. However, the platform is NOT user friendly. Like Mammoth... which failed. And like Jira and Miro ... made for post-it-collaborative-culture where everyone can participate if they find the right conversation, but are blind to the...
software-usability
platform-design
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onHysterical a group to discuss how AI isnt funny and none of us have come up with a way to get this started. Cam someone google what prompt or joke AI would us3 to start this conversation off?by
Flowerup
[deleted]inAI ISN'T FUNNY...
I'm still trying to figure this platform out. Looks like it was designed by a man... not intuitive and a copy of Reddit. Almost as though AI designed this app. There, there's your topic.

artificial-intelligence
social-media
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onOk guys…after replying to a post…legitimate concern popped up…so I’ll express it directly. by
TruthTeller
TheBrandOnBridgesin🍀 🍯 (clove and honey)...
Logan, I could be wrong since I’m very new to the platform, but this is my thought. If people upvote their echo chamber and downvote their “opposition” then at least two opposing groups emerge with one “leader” (the one with the most upvotes internally within the group, ie who...
political-polarization
platform-design
online-community
Robert Coleman...
The incentives of "Downstrust" are a double edged sword.
I wonder if this website will go anywhere; it is a potentially disruptive concept. "Downtrust" in particular is a fresh angle. Amplifying a good argument when you disagree with the conclusion is a great way for the best arguments on both sides to rise to the top....
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platform design

What would a genuinely healthy social platform look like if it routed people toward one another according to shared concerns, trust, and substantive conversation rather than engagement algorithms alone?

UpTrust Frequently Asked Questions

The incentives of "Downstrust" are a double edged sword.

platform design

What would a genuinely healthy social platform look like if it routed people toward one another according to shared concerns, trust, and substantive conversation rather than engagement algorithms alone?

UpTrust Frequently Asked Questions

The incentives of "Downstrust" are a double edged sword.