So I was watching that Black Mirror episode called "Nosedive" and suddenly realized...
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You might be right, BUT the key is that people can create competing platforms, even ones that have content that purposely disappears, like snapchat. Humans will find a way around whatever system is created. And if any system becomes too all-encompasing, it creates a massive opportunity for a competitor to gain market share simply by being an different option than the most popular platform.
I think you are missing the point here. If there are competitors, they most likely will mimic the voting responsible for the very success of the platform. That means the same possible issues Einar is talking about in this video and that is, will the success of this platform be paramount to a popularity contest where who we know is more important than the actual content. Another great point made in the video is how genuine are people's comments? Good video!
if you have finished and want to see more of this kind of stuff i recommend to take a look at the tv series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.
Amazing series and all of it was produced by Bryan Cranston. Good stuff.
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Tere Einar,
I was obsessed with 'Black mirror' for a short while and the episode you mentioned is one that I remember especially well...
I think it's not the future - it already is the present. As you said people will verify your identity on facebook to check if you're trustworthy or not. In the US a credit score (a number you get based on your credit card history) will determine your ability to rent an apartment or buy a car. Some employers may also check it. Other than that I think it's real life pushed into the virtual world, where your reputation, social circles, emotional bonds, relationships etc. are represented with digits, because that's what the smallest constituent unit of the digital world is. You said that in the future everything may be about your social status online. It is already too much about social status and the society is already not genuine in real life. The extrapolation of the processes onto the virtual world is a natural turn of things, because of the development of technology, and it is not shocking to me that it is all going to be happening online. What is shocking to me are the processes themselves, so deeply ingrained in humans. Steemit and other social media only bring it all out. Myself, I basically grew up online and I am definitely addicted, but the outcome of it is that I actually value real life contacts much higher and enjoy them way more.
I agree with you about steemit becoming the new facebook and it is even more so, because you can actually affect what you present on your facebook account a posteriori, while everything you produce stays in the blockchain forever. This way it makes steemit a more rational and measurable tool for proving someone's identity, hireability or sanity... Not sure if it's a bad thing though - in the hyper busy world of information overload, when you don't get the chance to know the people you interact with along with their families and friends like we all used to even 20 years ago, now we need some sense of security that the internet provides us with. I think it's all a sign of the world and times we live in.
There is no privacy. And it is sad but nothing belongs to us anymore.
Hi Kasia,
Good thoughts...yes, I agree with you - it's already here in that sense. But what I meant was that in the near future upvoting other people might literally become the new currency, just like in that Black Mirror episode and like it is here on the Steem blockchain. Now that will take this social media society to a whole new level, don't you think? ;)
Nice to meet you btw! How long have you been posting on Steemit?
I definitely agree with you! To me however it's just a change in means... but going in a depressing direction.
I'm really happy to meet you as well - especially that you come from the Baltics which are really close to my heart (and I saw you share your living space with some Poles haha)! I'm just starting - it's been a month now but the concept and philosophy behind it seems really interesting to me! head ööd!
i saw that episode a while back and it freaked me out. because it's tough for me to be 'fake' or 'filtered'. but it was a while ago, so i don't think i ever correlated the two. cheers
oh and to reply directly to your question at the end... i think it's basically already like that, and the scary part (until steem came around) people weren't even getting paid for it. facebook and instagram are teaching people to be that way so that when something like steemit becomes mainstrEEm (ha pun) they wont even think twice about how the system works or how its OK to be fake!
I must see this lol
This might be one post on steemit with no suck-up comments. Might.... :D
Your topic reminds me of an episode of tv show: The Orville Episode: 7 Majority Rule. That describes society ruled by socialmedia. People are being divided more and more. By social isolation. I believe that there was a good reason why late Steve Jobs didn't allow his children to use smart devices. He´s children went to technology free waldorf school. I will definitely watch the episode that you describe. I do believe that human brain can´t keep up. Because society seems to be mad. Today's technology has changed human social interactions in a big and wery negative way. One thing that worries me as a It specialist about the crypto currency our tecnolegy in general. Is that it works only in civilised society. Usually if something big happens.Like a big storm or natural disaster. The IT infrastrukture is the first to go down and the absolute last thing to be restored. So we will be dead meet if we keep depend only on digital electronics. Instead of each other. And i mean this in the quit literal sense. In short the dangers are very real. Technology itself is not bad but we should keep cool head use it responsibly. Everyone does not need smartphone. only business people technology professionals need it. A noder good rule is to think when buying a new digital electronics device ore slauson. Will it help me make real money in 3-5 years. 3-5 years are usually productive life expectancy of an IT solution such as a computer or a camera and so one.
Well said, you have good points there!
I think Steemit is a bit different as it's more about the content and quality content. Unlike facebook that's all about appearances and social standing. On Steemit there are people who try to fake it and abuse it but the better content producers do tend to do well, while commenters can make a small profit. Fake commenters are pretty easy to discern from genuine ones.
So yes, some similarities, but Steemit provides good content, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. are just junk media.
Well keep sharing such stuff, you really keep us informed and upto date, And I don't think we are doomed
i just love your dTube video
It's mostly about the upvotes, but there are positives about steemit also.
I hope it doesn't go that way
Black mirror is ♥
upvoted you :)
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so its linkedin and facebook and steemit combined
so its linkedin and facebook and steemit combined
Welcome to the Matrix! (also the Blockchain never forgets, mwahahahaha) No, srsly - very important thoughts, perhaps one of the first critic on this. But if steem would become this dystopian we can also build a new platform with new rules :-)
A society run on upvotes reminds me of this Orville episode.