632 karma · joined July 24, 2017
What a weird way to try to tie this to modern politics. You do realize that the movie "Sybil" had a similar effect (people copying a mental condition) in 1976, predating any kind of acceptance movement?
https://www.reddit.com/r/WatchRedditDie/comments/hh1pjd/redd...
I can tell you from own experience that Facebook's dark patterns are incredibly frustrating at best, and at worst come off as malicious to the end-user.
For example, I refuse to download the Facebook app. When using the mobile website, it often shows me as having new messages. Clicking the notification then redirects me to download the app. Requesting the desktop site, however, shows no notifications and has no redirect.
How am I supposed to trust a company that puts me through that? Is it a bias when they actually lie to me almost daily?
It's like the old adage: You're not stuck in traffic, you are the traffic.
Specifically, the mechanism is inbreeding. Each generation has less and less genetic diversity, until individuals are essentially clones.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindset#Fixed_and_growth
You'll see that and related phrases as buzzwords sometimes.