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Zuckerberg’s social-media-shaped public does not turn around Zuckerberg in the same way. But even so, Zuckerberg is reshaping the algorithms so that some aspects of the public - in particular hostility to immigration, to women and to sexual minorities - will likely come to the fore, while others will recede. The extent to which this reflects his... See more

Henry Farrell • We're Getting the Social Media Crisis Wrong

Sam Liebeskind

The ideal user experience for a network-based product is often a moving target, based on the density of the network. If your app’s value improves with each additional user (e.g., from more content or more users interacting with you), then you should likely sacrifice the user experience until the network value reaches... See more

Nikita Bier x.com

Sam Liebeskind