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But connection as a primary purpose has declined. Think of the change like this: In the social-networking era, the connections were essential, driving both content creation and consumption. But the social-media era seeks the thinnest, most soluble connections possible, just enough to allow the content to flow.
Ian Bogost • The Age of Social Media Is Ending
Part of the reason social media has felt even more “flattening” to one’s identity
Is because social media has shown its benefit towards economic mobility
You can’t sell 50 things. You gotta sell 1, really well. And when that “widget” is the self -> you gotta package it neatly
It’s only on platforms where controversy and drama are prioritized for driving engagement where we’re rewarded for despising each other.
Vox • Every "chronically online" conversation is the same
It’s that these reactions are so normalized online that they’re almost boring.
Vox • Every "chronically online" conversation is the same
On the old internet, you could show a different side of yourself in every forum or chat room; but on your Facebook feed, you had to be the same person to everyone you knew.
Noah Smith • The Internet Wants to Be Fragmented
Social media showed that everyone has the potential to reach a massive audience at low cost and high gain—and that potential gave many people the impression that they deserve such an audience.
Ian Bogost • The Age of Social Media Is Ending
