what is Social Media doing to us?
Articles about social media platforms and their effects on society.
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what is Social Media doing to us?
Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
Alexander Beinerbeiner.substack.com
Online, we are lost in a sea of ourselves. A sea that goes on and on, without apparent purpose.
the internet era of culture is a contest between the old model of top-down elite tastemakers telling you what's good and the new numbers-driven viral creator ecosystem in which algorithmic feeds tell you what you like
Kyle Chaykatwitter.comalgorithms should serve our vibes, not dictate them
How the Sausage Gets Made: Digital Marketing & Attribution
Sam Blumenthalcompoundingthoughts.substack.com
But an unbounded information landscape is not an unalloyed good. Because social media does not favor accuracy or balance or diversity. It favors clicks. The more engaging and enraging the content, the more clicks it receives.