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I've thought the same thing, but the people interested in using such an extension would get their news from places other than Facebook. Self-selection bias gre
by peterkshultz 10y ago
I've thought the same thing, but the people interested in using such an extension would get their news from places other than Facebook.
Self-selection bias greatly reduces the efficacy of such an extension.
- renaudg 10y agoThey could get their news from Facebook too, they would just more likely subscribe to more reputable pages and have less hoax-sharing friends.
- mmariani 10y agoThen they would claim that reputable sources too are biased against their beliefs and they'll come up with their reputable sources. Paranoia is some people nurse and profit from—unfortunately.