Is "Social" an Enduring Category or Just a Phase?

updated 8mo ago

More generally across the next generation of social apps, the traditional social graph will continue to become less relevant as TikTok-like AI-powered algorithmic feeds determine what we see based on what we like. However, I am on the lookout for hybrid solutions that leverage both social graphs alongside AI-powered editing and curation.
from 9 Forecasts for the Near Future, With Implications by Scott Belsky
sari added
But Google's (relative) position did not last too long either. The internet has become more personal and more social. Individual people (as opposed to companies and specialized "webmasters") started to generate more content and wanted to interact with each other rather than simply "browse" static content. Power shifted towards Facebook and other pl... See more
from Crypto and the Conservation of Centralization by Dror Poleg
sari added
Social media seems to have this intrinsic character of convergence. I talked about that in a previous newsletter. The idea that once you become a part of a digital community, your very participation in that community further optimizes the platform’s convergence upon a single set of ideas, idioms, modes, or what have you.
from martin luther's wordle starter by Substack
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from 9 Forecasts for the Near Future, With Implications by Scott Belsky