Sam Liebeskind
@samliebeskind
product strategy at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
@samliebeskind
product strategy at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
“This highlights that while Mead and Nelson were right to believe democracy depends on the pluralism that social media has encouraged, current platforms have missed that it also depends on communities achieving coherence and common understanding that empower effective social action, the formation of cultures of belonging, etc.” - Weil & Tang
3. The Invisible Sign: Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, “MAKE ME FEEL IMPORTANT!” Never forget this message when working with people.
4. Praise People to Success: Each of us craves recognition. Let people know you appreciate their performance, and they’ll respond by doing even better. Recognition is the most powerful of
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Social Platform Trust & Safety
Nuanced take on Discord’s age verification approach
I kinda like this of using "flashtags" to indicate "Hill Dying Status" when giving feedback to one another
the tldr is: it's a system to quickly communicate how strongly you feel about something when adding a comment to a doc/notion, sharing feedback in email or slack, etc....
#fyi — had a thought, no real hill to die on.
#suggestion — there’s a hill, I’m not going to die on it. But this is what I would do if I were you.
#recommendation — I’m climbing the hill, I won’t die on it. But I’ve thought about this a lot, and don’t ignore the feedback.
#plea — I don’t like dying on hills and that’s not really what we do, but this is a good candidate for it. You should trust me on this one, the same way I trust you on many other ones.
ofc not everything needs to be so rigid and structured, but seems useful in a world of remote work where non-verbal cues aren't as easily legible