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Humanist social networking

Despite their name and ostensible purpose, social networks aren't very human. To companies, engineers, and advertisers, the emphasis has been on network, not social. We flatten users into profiles and communities into graphs. While it's certainly convenient for databases, it's an utter failure at capturing the nuances of social interaction—

  • George Tankersley
George Tankersley Aug 19, 2019 • 5 min read
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