The Resonance Layer
Description
The attention economy on X powerfully rewards outrage, negativity, and short-term engagement. This drives toxicity, fragile creator economics, and widespread institutional distrust.
The **Resonance Layer** is a practical, **opt-in parallel system** that lets any user or creator deliberately route their content toward audiences who reward thoughtful, constructive, truth-seeking, or solution-oriented engagement.
A single **Shuffle** button pulls a post out of the default firehose and into a smarter pool guided by behavioral patterns—not ideological filters. Combined with transparent tools, strong safeguards, and aligned incentives, it gives the better parts of human nature a sustainable advantage without silencing raw expression.
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Additional details
Additional titles
- Subtitle
- Realigning Incentives on X from Rage to Constructive Signal
Related works
- Cites
- Publication: 10.5281/zenodo.15232666 (DOI)
- Publication: 10.5281/zenodo.14895253 (DOI)
- Publication: 10.5281/zenodo.14908272 (DOI)
- Publication: 10.5281/zenodo.15176494 (DOI)
- Publication: 10.5281/zenodo.14908334 (DOI)
References
- Brady, W. J., Crockett, M. J., & Van Bavel, J. J. (2021). How social learning amplifies moral outrage expression in online social networks. Science Advances. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abe5641
- Milli, S. et al. (Knight Columbia Institute). Engagement, User Satisfaction, and the Amplification of Divisive Content on Social Media. Shows engagement-based algorithms amplify anger, partisanship, and out-group hostility. https://knightcolumbia.org/content/engagement-user-satisfaction-and-the-amplification-of-divisive-content-on-social-media
- Rathje, S., Van Bavel, J. J., & van der Linden, S. (2021). Out-group animosity drives engagement on social media. PNAS. https://medium.com/@jcai9638/the-wrathful-algorithm-how-facebook-and-youtube-amplify-user-anger-for-traffic-and-profit-f1b6f9a0d49f
- Mochon, D. et al. (Tulane University, 2024). Research on the "confrontation effect" and rage clicks driving engagement. https://freemannews.tulane.edu/2024/10/11/rage-clicks-study-shows-how-political-outrage-fuels-social-media-engagement