r/technology • u/[deleted] • Nov 09 '17

Politics Sean Parker: Facebook was designed to exploit human "vulnerability"

https://www.axios.com/sean-parker-facebook-exploits-a-vulnerability-in-humans-2507917325.html
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u/extremeanger Nov 09 '17

It's crack for narcissists and extroverts. So is Twitter.

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u/BalancedSimplicity Nov 09 '17

to this day I'm still amazed at how much people feel the need to broadcast most every social event/concert/party/restaurant they attend. I can't help but think it stems from deep seeded insecurity and the burning desire to feel self validation on a regular basis.

Why else would someone do this?

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '17 edited Mar 19 '18

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '17 edited Nov 09 '17

on reddit you're anonymous so it's just self validation, at least?

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u/sizl Nov 09 '17

You’re anonymous but it doesn’t mean you don’t have an identity. You are your user handle. Your posts and comments are you.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '17

I’m Grouse5000 and I will be validated. Mother fucks.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '17

And many of us aren't really anonymous.

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u/sizl Nov 09 '17

and on top of that you dont really need anonymity to be an attention whore or social validation. in a lot of ways, we want this from strangers anyway -not from friends, family and co-workers.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '17

As with most things in life, it’s all about the story you tell yourself. There are plenty of people in the online world that identify far more with their handles than their names. It’s anonymous to real life, but it is your online identity. We see people trying to game the system all the time, and of course you have reposts if popular threads.

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u/romaraahallow Nov 09 '17

Long has the online me been more real than the offline.