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Creator of Humans Of New York: blog, video series, and two #1 NYT bestselling books. More of a party on Instagram: @humansofny

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    Brandon Stanton‏Verified account @humansofny 4 Sep 2018
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    “Social media isn’t evil. There are neuroscientists in some of these companies, but for the most part I don’t think it was done maliciously. But advertising is the business model. And if advertising is the business model-- our attention becomes the product. Two variables..."pic.twitter.com/PquPWTm8Lm

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      2. Max Stossel‏Verified account @MaxStossel 4 Sep 2018
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        Thanks so much for spreading this! Truly grateful for all that you do. You're one of the only voices I've seen able to truly use social media to make the world more open and connected without falling into the pitfalls. Was a dream to run into you!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf9ZhU7zF8s …

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      3. Zarin Tasnim‏ @cantdecidesadly 5 Sep 2018
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        Your words! ♥️

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      1. JZS‏ @JZSamm 4 Sep 2018
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        What a bright and articulate person.

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      2. William Green‏ @FWGreen1 5 Sep 2018
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        "Social media isn't evil" Goes on to describe evil.

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        But his point is that the platform itself isn't evil, but how it is used.

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      1. Rohit Kunal‏ @mrohitkunal 5 Sep 2018
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        Nice, the only irony is that I had to scroll to find this tweet :)

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      1. Frank Nubian 🤴🏿‏ @frank_nubian 4 Sep 2018
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        Wow. So profound

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      1. Aminata‏ @ndiaye_aminata 4 Sep 2018
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        "Our attention becomes the product" Absolutely!

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      2. The Tall Lebowski‏ @avnashverma 4 Sep 2018
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        @MaxStossel please oblige. :)

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