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?
On the Social Media Ideology - Journal #75 September 2016 - e-flux
e-flux.comSocial media algorithms identify our politics and then shepherd us into a hermetically sealed bubble, framing our worldview through a window of rage and extremism.
Scott Galloway • No Mercy / No Malice
Why I don't post anymore 🫠
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"Unlike the open source movement or Wikipedia, participants of social networks do not seem to follow a common noble goal, or celebrate a community spirit. The focus here lies on the individual." (Dennis Knopf)
We can always opt out of this arrangement, of course, and live happily in meatspace, but that is precisely the point: Offline we exist by default; online we have to post our way into selfhood.
Drew Austin • #162: Minimum Viable Self
