<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
<p>I think the biggest tragedy we face, not just as Kenyans but as
humans, is the behavior of teaming with only those we agree with.
<br>
</p>
<p>This takes two levels. <br>
</p>
<p><b>Consciously:</b> Some shares a news item on your timeline
about a topic you find disgusting. You unfriend or unfollow them.
<br>
</p>
<p><b>Unconsciously:</b> Social network algorithms study your
behavior and show you those things they think you 'like'. <br>
</p>
<p> The end result is you have a busy social media life but you are
only interacting with those who look like you. <br>
</p>
<p>We end up with very weak social genes thanks to 'digital
in-breeding'. <br>
</p>
<p> Individuals can work on the first one - a very steep
socialization process though. <br>
</p>
<p>The issue is the second level; can social networks rewrite their
algorithms to bring diversity to their subscribers at the cost of
weakened business models that depend on engagement and
personalization of online experiences. <br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>This is not a simple problem and even if Facebook fixes the 'Fake
News' problem, this 'digital in-breeding' will still lurk with us,
not forgetting that other social media platforms have a
responsibility too. <br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>-Moses<br>
</p>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 21/11/2016 18:14,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote
cite="mid:mailman.133.1479741246.1697.kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke"
type="cite">
<pre wrap="">Send kictanet mailing list submissions to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>
To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a>
or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>
You can reach the person managing the list at
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>
When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..."
</pre>
<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<br>
<pre wrap="">Today's Topics:
1. Re: Facebook's real risk (Ali Hussein)
</pre>
<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<br>
<pre wrap="">_______________________________________________
kictanet mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
</body>
</html>