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0 pointsjedberg5y ago0 comments

Out of curiosity, are these neighborhoods mostly one race and one socioeconomic class?

It seems like racism and classicism are the biggest issues.

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Sure those could certainly be exacerbating factors. I'm a pretty private person so I'll just say the area is majority white and and a high median income area.

I guess my question is how do you weigh good outcome areas generating positive outcomes from using the platform vs. lower performing outcome areas generating negative outcomes (e.g. mentally-challenged skateboarder) in their area.

The platform isn't generating the content of the area. The content is just a reflection of the users in the geographical area.

jedbergOP5y ago

The platform is fine. Like any social media, it amplifies existing biases that the population it serves already has.

But the specific issue with Next-door is that by design it serves a very limited population, so if that small population has any sort of bias, it is massively amplified.

goles5y ago

Ok so what is your solution to this problem?

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goles5y ago

Sure those could certainly be exacerbating factors. I'm a pretty private person so I'll just say the area is majority white and and a high median income area.

The platform isn't generating the content of the area. The content is just a reflection of the users in the geographical area.

jedbergOP5y ago

The platform is fine. Like any social media, it amplifies existing biases that the population it serves already has.

But the specific issue with Next-door is that by design it serves a very limited population, so if that small population has any sort of bias, it is massively amplified.

goles5y ago

Ok so what is your solution to this problem?

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