From: CurtAdams@aol.com
Date: Tue Jun 05 2001 - 19:41:00 MDT
In a message dated 6/5/01 6:11:17 PM, sentience@pobox.com writes:
>CurtAdams@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> I don't see how collaborative filtering will alter either the perception
>of
>> some that Extropianism is a cult, or the composition of the media. Such
>> ideas pass through channels not subject to novel forms of filtering
>> (i.e. other than things like changing the channel or talking to somebody
>> else, which are already in wide use)
>
>Collaborative filtering is poorly named. Its major aspect is positive,
>not negative. Somebody viewing a page calling Extropians a "cult" would
>automatically have the option of navigating to the most popular available
>refutation of that particular idea. Sorry I don't have the time to write
>a longer message; I suggest you look up CF online or check my past posts
>to Extropians. CF is really cool and well worth looking into. IMO,
>collaborative filtering is the Rose Bride of social software.
I understand exactly what you're talking about; I'm just pointing out that
most people don't get much information from the net and I don't see that
changing in a big way in the near future. Further, even most net-aware
people seem to lack the skepticism to double-check things. They're not
going to use that kind of filtering unless it's forced on them, and it
won't be.
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