Your feed is not a mirror of reality
Your feed isn’t a mirror of reality; it’s a version of reality chosen for you by an algorithm that decides which voices rise and which quietly disappear.
By Vishnu Rajkumar · Marginalia
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The thing about your feed is that it’s not a mirror of reality; it’s a version of reality, chosen for you by an algorithm. And algorithms aren’t neutral. They decide which voices rise and which sink without a trace. Over the past few months, I’ve seen a pattern; posts that question the AI boom, posts that dig into its downsides or challenge the corporate narrative, just… evaporate. They don’t trend, they don’t circulate, and they quietly get buried under the noise. It’s not that people aren’t writing them. It’s that you’re not meant to see them. When a system can filter what’s visible, it’s not just shaping your feed it’s shaping what you believe is important, urgent, or even true. Read more on the rise of synthetic truth below (first comment) and share your views.