Post by robeiae on Feb 5, 2019 9:30:36 GMT -5
The Zuck's 15th year commemorative essay on Facebook:
From it:
I'm sure everyone knows the above contains a lot of hooey, but it's simple braggadocio, no big deal.
But how about this:
Wait, so Facebook ISN'T a "large hierarchical institution"? It isn't using its members to make money, isn't cutting deals to sell info to other large institutions, isn't--as an institution--making choices for people, what they will see and won't see? Lol.
And finally:
Uh-huh.
A more in-depth analysis/critique at Gizmodo: gizmodo.com/as-long-as-mark-zuckerberg-thinks-facebook-is-the-inter-1832339318
From it:
Fifteen years ago today, I launched the first version of the Facebook website from my college dorm. At the time, it struck me that there were many websites to find almost anything -- books, music, news, information, businesses -- except for what actually matters most: people. So I built a simple website organized around people, where we could connect with the people we wanted and share what was important to us.
But how about this:
Much of people's experience in the past was defined by large hierarchical institutions -- governments, mass media, universities, religious organizations -- that provided stability but were often remote and inaccessible. If you wanted to progress, you worked your way up the ladder slowly. If you wanted to start something new or spread a new idea, it was harder without the blessing of these institutions.
Our current century is defined more by networks of people who have the freedom to interact with whom they want and the ability to easily share ideas and experiences. Facebook is far from the only network enabling this change -- it's part of the broader trend with the internet.
Our current century is defined more by networks of people who have the freedom to interact with whom they want and the ability to easily share ideas and experiences. Facebook is far from the only network enabling this change -- it's part of the broader trend with the internet.
And finally:
To the contrary, while any rapid social change creates uncertainty, I believe what we're seeing is people having more power, and a long term trend reshaping society to be more open and accountable over time. We're still in the early stages of this transformation and in many ways it is just getting started. But if the last 15 years were about people building these new networks and starting to see their impact, then the next 15 years will be about people using their power to remake society in ways that have the potential to be profoundly positive for decades to come.
A more in-depth analysis/critique at Gizmodo: gizmodo.com/as-long-as-mark-zuckerberg-thinks-facebook-is-the-inter-1832339318