John

Scrolling through various social media conversations, trends, and discussions gaining the most momentum online, what we clearly can see is how much we humans love being right. Well, that doesn’t come as a surprise to me as human nature revolves around our perception of ourselves and the world we live in. But people are so obsessed with being right that someone presenting their opinions and views seems like an opportunity for a battle to them. Some people start searching for alternative perspectives and outlooks that they can agree with to be ”more right” than others, even if that means disregarding the knowledge of the leading experts. That’s where Facebook is focusing on with its new app Forecast. It enables its users to present questions and predictions about future events; then, the other users can vote on them and discuss. Based on the shared information, users will get insights on potential outcomes. Facebook has explained Forecast as a platform to bring up questions and...