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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 9573146" data-attributes="member: 3285">I do brand training for an ambassador group of thousands, and there's also a few other things going on that get people to fall into this trap:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Top-to-bottom scrolling. We don't even realize the algorithm is deciding what we see, and it is not by importance, or relevance, or anything else, it's by monetization, and therefore it's not actually curated in any way that is beneficial to us, it's already biased to the platform -- but it's invisible. You don't even know what you're missing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shared spaces. Facebook in particular is guilty of blurring the lines between your personal page, a friend's page, a brand page, an ad, and a group. This is on purpose so that you don't stay in one bubble for long. However, it means many people actually have no idea who sees their posts, and there is a high number of users who aren't educated enough to know how it works (I'm always amused by spouses tagging their partners on things that we all have no business knowing about).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Smart phones. Social media requires attention to use it correctly. The Atlantic recently shared an article where the elderly find it nearly impossible to keep track of all the updates, scrolling, changes, "improvements" to the platform, etc. Users who ONLY use phones cannot see pictures very well and are unlikely to read more than a few sentences. Social media wants their "strafing" level of engagement but not actual long-form conversations.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anonymity. There is no account police. There is no hashtag police. You can make multiple fake accounts all the live long day on most platforms without consequence. There is no authority of any kind ensuring social media is used in any way that's appropriate, appeals to authority are to an anonymous feedback form completely disconnected from real humans.</li> </ul>Add all this up, and the only ones who benefit are those who are there to make money off of the rest of us. Social media's supposed convenience and value to average users is heavily favoring bots, provocateurs, and bad actors. It's why moderated platforms are so important (EN World) and why LinkedIn finally put a stake in the ground and is asking for license/government ID to prove who you say you are.</blockquote>

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