The most important concern for Big Social is status.
How do I know this?
Because a post is known as a "status update".
Some questions for everyone still using Big Social:
What is a status?
Why does it need updating?
Why is a status updated in the context of social?
Further question: why does Big Social call it a "status update" and not "journal, "note, or "diary"?
Big social emphasizes "status" because status is:
1. Short
2. Easy to parse
3. Easy to categorize
Hence why they're obsessed with your status updates on social media: your social status.
Facebook built its fortune not on building relationships. I mean, that's what they'd have you believe.
No, it's all about the meta data.
This instant messenger conversation from Mark Zuckeberg—made back in 2004—is relevant.
@newt
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/09/20/the-face-of-facebook
Just search for "dumb fucks" in that piece.
Well, to be honest, I expect nothing less from a creature responsible for one of the top data mining operations, but that still has duct tape over mics and webcam of his laptop 😅
@atomicpoet
