Just browsed the Facebook main feed after a long time (I only hang out in a couple of groups)… and it’s like LinkedIn Home Edition now.
Is there some sort of terminal value theorem here? All public feeds turn into LinkedIn?
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this isn't a problem with social media platforms, but with our philosophy. we all assume a big part of our identity is a brand that has to be marketed and sold to others
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Median scroller theory or something
Tons of 70+ users spend all day scrolling random stuff on Facebook
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Tweet from the future:
"Complementing Godwin's Law, Rao's Law states that as an online feed gets older the probability of finding only self-aggrandizing virtue signalling marketing bullshit posts approaches 100%.
Also known as the Law of Online Despair."
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Seems related to context collapse. And SNL: As your audience approaches everyone, your common ground becomes increasingly superficial. Fortune cookie advice, life updates, & toilet humor.
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