"If the numbers were less visible, or entirely hidden, everyone might live more meaningful, more productive lives online, using posts as means to ends rather than as circulations within the system." What a line.
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Dang, Ian. Articles like this are why I follow you.
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One reason I love Ian Bogost's writing and use it in my courses is that he's like the Devil's Advocate making the case why we shouldn't canonise gamification, social media or whatever the current candidate for secular sainthood is.
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Some people follow me, who also follow tens or hundreds of thousands of people. My guess is they follow me, then mute. What’s the point (besides maybe getting a reciprocal follow?)
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Money quote: But now everyone’s a hustler—in their day jobs, in their moonlighting (we call them “side hustles” now), and even in their personal lives.
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It's true. I even feel fake.
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