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He's about right but it's not really a ground breaking observation.
Agreed, it seems a casual observation that's heading toward universal opinion. Though I agree with the sentiment, I'm not sure Linus carries much authority in speaking about social media.
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Google+ obviously didn't optimize for engagement, that's why nobody was using it!
In the end I don't think anyone had any idea what Google+ was supposed to be or do, most of all Google themselves.
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Agreed, it seems a casual observation that's heading toward universal opinion. Though I agree with the sentiment, I'm not sure Linus carries much authority in speaking about social media.
I'm not so sure a lot of people outside of HN view social media as a disease …
Personally, I think it's a shame big social media is such a general disaster, because I've always had a good experience on Facebook and Twitter.
Except when you see people you knew and respected before social media existed posting and "liking" the same garbage. They either just do not care or they do not know any better.
The lack of anonymity lends itself to the emergence of countless self-promoters who specialise in posting yet more garbage, on a regular basis. The aim of which is often directly or indirectly commercial.
Of course, Google+ is fine ;)
Google+ obviously didn't optimize for engagement, that's why nobody was using it!
Social media simply accelerates aspects of what we are as humans. Its well known that we humans are genetically more attracted to the negative than the positive for obvious reasons ... and just to be circular: when was the last time something positive Linus said made the news?
So rather than say Social media is an external invading disease i would rather say it is an expression of what makes us human.
Not that I disagree with the idea, but aren't these communication tools highlighting or magnifying some basic human behavior traits? I would imagine this happens on a smaller scale through face to face interaction. Is it just the scale of it all that is the issue?
I've never been much engaged in FB,TW or Instagram or too many Social platforms. But I still have to disagree with Mr Linus, after all where would we be without the Slashdot effect? Social media simply accelerates aspects of what we are as humans. Its well known that we humans are genetically more attracted to the negative than the positive for obvious reasons ... and just to be circular: when was the last time somet…