https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02943
created by Elven77AI on 08/02/2025 at 08:51 UTC
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Comment by broooooooce at 08/02/2025 at 17:20 UTC
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I've yet to read the study--I'm about to--but this line from the abstract already cracked me up:
We find [...] that there is an entire class of users on Reddit whose purpose seems to be to disagree with others.
xD
Comment by BohemianPeasant at 08/02/2025 at 22:33 UTC
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Thanks for introducing me to a new word "homophily"!
Online communities play a critical role in shaping societal discourse and influencing collective behavior in the real world. The tendency for people to connect with others who share similar characteristics and views, known as homophily, plays a key role in the formation of echo chambers which further amplify polarization and division.
Comment by santient at 11/02/2025 at 06:43 UTC
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Fascinating paper! I wonder if more detailed behavior and clustering can be inferred via finetuned language models
Comment by asday515 at 11/02/2025 at 18:11 UTC
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Whoa! A scientific paper not hidden behind a paywall?! Very cool. I look forward to reading it