yocoda
Joined 2 years ago
Joined 2 years ago
Facebook's real product isn't connecting people; it's redefining what human connection means. They proved emotional states transfer via algorithmic contagion¹, then industrialized it.
Graph Search could find anyone based on intimate details, but felt too predatory. So they embedded the same targeting into every interaction; News Feed, Groups, PYMK-recommendations. Same data harvesting, and behavioral influence with an invisible delivery. The brilliance was introducing Groups. It felt like organic community building, and it keeps enough people on Facebook for them to sell ads.
Two generations now think algorithmic feeds and sharing memes counts as socializing. Why predict and connect when you can nudge and influence?
He weaponized culture at scale.
> The final lesson, therefore, is that governments should rethink the social contract to make gig work as beneficial as possible
Is this author trolling or am I dumb?
If this is instant help-it must be trustless help; you either know this person or...deal with liability. Your mentioning of Car tells me you don't assume a majority of people have roadside assistance. I assume you're searching for a problem to solve?
You focus heavily on speed can you enlighten me and let me understand why?
Reading the initial introduction made be press back. Bells went off in my head. I must say that your focus on socializing is what made me first click; maybe try something local, group-social, and not so intimate?