All about social networks
shit you should read if you are building or care about how social networks are evolving
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All about social networks
The illusionary perception that social media has brought us closer has faded. Living a performative life for the Internet is a recipe for emptiness. What has been revealed is that we are alone. We crave connection. Wherever we end up going, we want it to be more real. This means we should probably stop supporting centralized platforms, even if they... See more
I think success will be creating a vibrant community, particularly of creators, because I do think this sort of public space is really, even more than most other types of social networks, a place where a small number of people produce most of the content that most everyone consumes. So I think it’s really about creators more than it is about... See more
stratechery.com • Threads and the Social/Communications Map
interesting comment by Adam Mosseri (head of instagram/threads) - Meta is clearly doubling down on a small percentage of large creators creating content to entertain the masses. This is entertainment media, not social media.
Structural power isn't always a problem, for instance there is no reason to complain that a game designer will pick the rules of their imaginary world, but there is a large set of cases in which this structural power gives corporations " coercive powers like the state but (...) not subject to the kinds of democratic constraints and accountability... See more