TechNomad on Nostr: People complain about social media algorithms and there is a lot of truth to those ...

People complain about social media algorithms and there is a lot of truth to those complaints. But there is also the part of human nature that is being exploited by the algorithms, which is both to antagonize and confront our ideological counterparts, and to retreat to familiar territory.

In the past this was more useful because it helped establish borders between different peoples. It was part of tribalism and it helped people survive under self enforcing rules. Now everyone is connected by the internet, so their world is much bigger and completely different from the world of their ancestors only 2-3 generations ago. Now you will confront not one competing ideology, but many. We're not made to live in that kind of world.

I think it's possible to live better and more fulfilling lives by reconnecting with each other in person. We need model small villages of 150 people...