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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Feb 2021

    Just realizing something. I'd seen this in a lot of social movements I studied. One of the distorting impacts of social media is people confusing high-follower count with actual influence and/or status in broader world. For sure, it matters, but.. by no means is it a direct link.

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      2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Feb 2021

        There are a lot of people #onhere with large followings who do not necessarily have a lot of influence over how things unfold except they do, of course, influence how we think about things which is real influence, but just one type.

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      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Feb 2021

        I see this sometimes people getting excessively mad at someone for some policy they support or oppose, when, in reality, they aren't really connected to the mechanisms that create/continue/change said policy. Sure, disagree, but important to keep the "anger" in proportion here.

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      4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Feb 2021

        I don't mean to say ideas and "narrative power" doesn't matter. Of course it does! But that really, really doesn't translate directly either into proportional influence or representing influence or sometimes even the main/powerful ideas within a field. For better or worse.

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      5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Feb 2021

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted Neferast

        No, that's not what I'm talking about (though bots exist). There are people on here who may have huge followings but little direct influence beyond that voice (and people get mad at them as if they rule the world). And vice versa.https://twitter.com/Neferast/status/1360989038614876167 …

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        Neferast @Neferast
        Replying to @zeynep
        Yep .. Bot Accounts
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      1. BundlebranchblockMD 👁️ 👁️‏ @Bleedinheart2MD 14 Feb 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        Especially misleading when people can and do buy followers and likes.

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      1. Bjorke uıʌǝʞ‏ @bjorke 14 Feb 2021
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        It does connect directly to how social media co's make their money, however. So of course they will perpetually tell you it's the most important and impactful thing in the world.

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      2. cbergenholtz‏ @justsomeoneDK 14 Feb 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        This recent PNAS paper makes this point as well, sort of: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/7/e2013391118 … We tend to over-estimate the importance of individual influencers, compared to other relevant information (in their contexts, ads).

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      3. Alberto Acerbi‏ @acerbialberto 14 Feb 2021
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        This may also be of interest http://snap.stanford.edu/class/cs224w-readings/bakshy11influencers.pdf …

        0 replies 1 retweet 15 likes
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      1. John M. Cunningham‏ @jmcunning 14 Feb 2021
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        John M. Cunningham Retweeted Lauren Williams

        To wit:https://twitter.com/laurenwilliams/status/1280985280615514113?s=19 …

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        Lauren WilliamsVerified account @laurenwilliams
        Proof that Twitter is not real life: In real life, I'm the EIC of Vox and the fucking boss. I don't tweet, so folks who don't know or work with me seem to think a variety of other people wield that power.
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      1. Neferast‏ @Neferast 14 Feb 2021
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        Yep .. Bot Accounts

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