But they don't exist as singular equilibrium points. There is more than one place they could go—and where that goes depends a lot on paths.
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That’s where we disagree. I think there are very few point, they move (partly because of FB) and FB is continually chasing them.
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And that FB has very little influence over what they are, though it can try things to find them. This is fashion:
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Designers try things to capture the zeitgeist- they can suggest ‘miniskirts’ but cannot make them fashion. People do that. Ditto FB.
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Fashion is a strong interaction between institutional structuring and the zeitgeist!! But fashion isn't the right level of the analogy.
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The analogy is human dynamics, right? People herd/want to fit-in, and fashion rides that. Similarly with Facebook.
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But how they herd & on what; how ppl make those choices; how things cascade: there are many, distinct paths. Not infinite, but not singular.
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aka this Facebook study. https://www.nature.com/news/facebook-experiment-boosts-us-voter-turnout-1.11401 … Use socialization to increase civic engagement: boom. Significant, measurable impact.
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Just me or study’s claim is logically not conclude-able? Only proves people are 2% more likely to click “I voted” if shown friends clicked.
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A single exposure. Shown once! Moving people to do something that big (get up, go out, vote) with a *single* exposure is huge impact.
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Also, study replicated with even better design. Same result. Also, it's minimum impact. Matching FB names to legal names sets lower bound.
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