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		amelius on July 3, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A social-network illusion that makes things appear... Perhaps social networks should compensate for this effect, and show us the real world instead of a hyped world. I'm not sure if facebook would be willing to do this, but perhaps GNU social?

kansface on July 3, 2015 [–]

What are you suggesting specifically?

amelius on July 3, 2015 | [–]

If some item is shared (or liked) there is a probability p that you will see it on your newsfeed.

This probability p should be a function of the popularity r (in your circles) directly, and it should not depend on who is sharing the item.

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