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John: social platforms will keep showing feeds that increase uncertainty and fear (2020)

prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2020-10-13 (said on 2020-10-05, implied)) · owner: John

On 5 October 2020 John predicted that social platforms would keep showing feeds that increase uncertainty and fear, since usage rises with them. No outcome was recorded.

About: attention economy, recommender system

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2020-10-13 (said on 2020-10-05, implied) (happened 2020-10-05) predicted John predicts the platforms will keep recognizing that usage rises with uncertainty and fear, so the feeds they show us will increase that uncertainty and fear. Me from the Past: A Pizzamas Miracle 00:02:26

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