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FB is actively changing how you see the world through it by removing the content you do not like to see. This is how it yields to more divided society.

http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/12/political-polarizatio...

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why is this related to the question of making community sites profitable? community-driven isn't the same as a non-divided society, lots of communities form around various division lines.

Removing the content you don't like comes in different shapes. Reducing diversity is bad in the context of people and culture, why is it different online? I know why, we need profit. Profit over people, profit over diversity. Anyways, as some of the guys pointed out, Reddit had some good years.

Reddit isn't much better. Majority opinion of the viewers of a sub will decide what's important for you to see.

At least pre-Pao times you could create a sub to your liking. I don't agree with many of the subs and their content there but I think that my liking should not be forced on others, and we should definitely not sacrifice diversity and community values for profit.

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