This. I am afraid, though, that a small number of academics recognizing and articulating the "crisis discipline" nature of this issue is too little to late. In the short term it seems that we will likely experience a haphazard balkanization of the "global digital commons". State entities now realize how much is at stake and will resort to known patterns to regain control but the outcome could range from comical to frightening. As the pandemic experience showed already (and the climate crisis will continue showing at each turn) it will be hard to solve *any* real collective problem before we address how we exchange information at scale.
“ groups of individuals accomplish collective action (1, 2, 26). This phenomenon has been studied in a variety of disciplines, from anthropology, social psychology, sociology, political science, management, communication studies, economics, animal behavior, and sociobiology, to computer science, statistical physics, and the emerging domain of computational social science”
Everyone is a psychologist they just don’t want to admit it. :) He leaves out marketing, which is weaponized psychology. If we have any hope, it’s mass brainwashing via Facebook and nbc. The marketers and “engagement” algorithms will be our salvation.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 19.4 ms ] threadEveryone is a psychologist they just don’t want to admit it. :) He leaves out marketing, which is weaponized psychology. If we have any hope, it’s mass brainwashing via Facebook and nbc. The marketers and “engagement” algorithms will be our salvation.