
Rewilding Human-Computer Interaction
What if every step we take to limit toxic online behaviour is instead fuelling that behaviour?
Sometimes it seems the internet is a magnet for our worst instincts and the worst people.
Sometimes it seems to transform even the best people into the worst.
And we seem to be polarised across two unappealing options. We have content moderation: the widespread censorship of human expression by algorithms governed by corporations. The other option is what we might call let it rip: just putting up with toxic spaces filled with bullying, abuse, propaganda and spambots.
But this is a false dilemma. There is a third option: tapping into the human superpower of self-organising into mutually supportive communities that cooperate and get on. The same one that made free society possible in the physical world.
reference
T. Murray-Browne, “Rewilding Human-Computer Interaction.” https://timmb.com/rewilding-human-computer-interaction, 30 Nov 2022.
bibtex
@misc{murray-rewilding-human-computer-interaction, author = {Murray-Browne, Tim}, howpublished = {\url{https://timmb.com/rewilding-human-computer-interaction}}, month = {November}, day = {30}, title = {Rewilding Human-Computer Interaction}, year = {2022} }