Early FB users demanded privacy but _actually_ wanted an information asymmetry over their friends. Each user wants both…
Control over how they specifically are perceived. "Who can see what?"
Power to internet stalk their friends way more than they'd ever admit
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Hypothetical #2: Imagine a world w/ a less arrogant Zuck who viewed FaceMash (viral Harvard student hot-or-not, publicly denounced) as crossing the line. FB knew people were freaked out by the news feed. Tons of outrage post-launch. What would well-adjusted Zuck have done?pic.twitter.com/7rzaZTSk5z
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Many success stories have uncomfortable truths buried in their origin. We reduce them to factoids. Haters use them as weapons. Our _serious_ mental models forget them. Forgetting taboo makes us all less effective. I'll be writing about this, starting with Facebook. Stay tuned!
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We'd all still be using MySpace? I could argue that a more well-adjusted Zuck would never have succeeded
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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