Have you ever pondered why your social media feed appears to be inundated with outrage, scandals, and "fake news," while meaningful stories and profound insights appear to arrive in small, infrequent drops? Surprisingly, an ancient Greek storyteller named Aesop predicted this digital dilemma over 2,500 years ago in his fable "The Goods and the Evils." The Ancient Fable As a result, the Evils—being close at hand—constantly swarm over us. But the Goods reach us slowly, descending from the sky only occasionally. The Modern Digital Parallel If we look at platforms like X (Twitter) and Facebook , we can see that their algorithms act exactly like the world Aesop described. 1. The Speed of "Evil" (Clickbait and Outrage) In the digital world, "Evil" is represented by sensationalism, misinformation, and hate speech. These are optimized for latency . Because negative emotions trigger immediate physiological reactions, algorithms "bring the evil ...
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