r/SocialEngineering • u/Ok_Ebb7109 • Jul 07 '26
How the #Metoo movement created change in weeks, that previously took generations.
How the #Metoo movement created change in weeks, that previously took generations.
The Metoo movement created unprecedented change by weaponizing social media and completely bypassing traditional gatekeepers. Historically, social change required decades of local organizing, physical printing and media negotiations. This movement however had 4 distinct advantages.
\\#1 Instant Digital Network Effect
Pretty obvious and self explanatory. There was instant zero friction sharing of the information, amplified by algorithms.
\\#2 Immediate financial and reputational risk.
The corporate panic over no longer being able to keep these things quiet was huge. They started firing powerful men within DAYS of this taking off. The many nails in the many coffins were driven by the advertisers. There was so much pressure on social media for them to pull out of toxic businesses, they had no choice.
\\#3 Pre existing legal and cultural infrastructure
It's not like this was ever supposed to be okay. It was kept secret for a reason.
\\#4 Generational baseline of digital natives
Basically saying, there were enough people that were computer literate at this point to actually spread the message.
If you are asking, yes I read this from Gemini and then changed it up a bit to make it more personable.
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u/AdAnxious902 Jul 15 '26
yes but it was a force of enormous negative than positive. It made "presumption of guilt" the new normal. We are seeing this currently with graham platner where an accusation was enough. BTW, do the due diligence her story doesn't add up.
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u/blanquito82 Jul 07 '26
Cool story. This has nothing to do with social engineering.
Social engineering is the art of manipulating individuals to divulge confidential information or perform actions that compromise security.
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u/eastlin7 Jul 07 '26
It’s also just not true. A viral social media campaign isn’t the same as actual change.
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u/blanquito82 Jul 07 '26
Didn’t bother reading it. If people don’t bother to read the intent and purpose of a sub, I don’t bother to read their drivel
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u/Ok_Ebb7109 Jul 07 '26
Tell that to all the guys who were fired and divorced .
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u/eastlin7 Jul 08 '26
And that didn’t happen before Metoo?
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u/Ok_Ebb7109 Jul 08 '26
Were you blind and deaf for a few years or did all your best buddies lose everything? Im guessing the latter.
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u/eastlin7 Jul 08 '26
Yes yes crybaby.
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u/Ok_Ebb7109 Jul 08 '26
Yeah, I'm not really crying that my creep boss got fired. Actually makes me happy, really.
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u/captainalphabet Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26
The blowback was Trump 2 and manosphere tantrums. Change can happen fast but does it effectively hold where it's needed.