
Social Media: A Game of Status

Gurwinder
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“Social media makes more sense when you view it as a place people go to perform rather than a place to communicate.”
— Morgan Housel
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“Social media makes more sense when you view it as a place people go to perform rather than a place to communicate.”
— Morgan Housel
Chris Schwaar • Home | Substack
The Social Media Death Spiral
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From 2002-2006, social media companies emerged with the explicit mission of "connecting the world," but the introduction of the feed and the like, plus the switch from friends to " followers " indicated a different pitch: "now, even you can a star."