social media, privacy
Again the Internet is this weird not quite public not quite private space, which gets weird as part of capitalism, focused on metrics to predict spending patterns and ads to influence them.
It’s like; the profitability of a park plays out in real estate prices nearby, immediate stuff like ice cream or weenies, related stuff that gets used in the park like bikes, weed, condoms etc.
social media, privacy
But people at a park don’t perceive how much money gets generated; instead they perceive public stuff; hanging out with their kids, jogging, meeting a lightsaber practice group, making out etc.
The way Facebook, YouTube and Twitter especially work is very much like knowing your every movement in the park is used as a predictor and suddenly something’s being advertised. You’re suddenly keenly aware the space isn’t truly public and the way you’re being commodified is clumsy.
