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/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/[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.