Danielle Vermeer

One of the biggest motivators we observe is the power of subcultural capital - or what we call the “hipster incentive”. It’s an important interpretation of Bordieau’s work on the value of cultural capital in defining our position within society -- the hipster incentive is grounded in our need for status or social capital.

✍️ updated weekly review: · in what ways am I lying to myself? · in what ways do I feel free/not free? · am I getting closer to freedom? · what are the things I say I value but don't act as if I value?

The following is a list of features and technology you would  never  build if you’ve been a teen girl: 

1. Create a liking system that conditions people to seek instant gratification as a symbol of their value.

Consumption driver: a feature that serves up ready-made content to the user (e.g. a newsfeed or digest email)Verbs: the core actions you want the reader to take when consuming content (e.g. like, upvote, downvote, share, retweet, comment, etc)Personalization: data infrastructure and product features that “push” new content to the user (Youtube,... See more