Why do all social media platforms devolve into a popularity contest?
It feels we're in a new era of discourse on what's wrong with social media & how to fix it.
There is no shortage of things to blame. Blame the business model. Blame the advertisers. Blame the protocol,… Show more
Why do all social media platforms devolve into a popularity contest? It feels we're in a new era of discourse on what's wrong with social media & how to fix it. There is no shortage of things to blame. Blame the business model. Blame the advertisers. Blame the protocol,… Show more
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."