Hank: more and more people will push toward the feeling of mattering (2021)
prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2021-01-15) · owner: Hank
In January 2021 Hank predicted that, in a society that does a terrible job of appreciating most people, more and more people will push toward the feeling of mattering.
About: influencer
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-15 | predicted | In a society that has done a terrible job of appreciating many if not most humans, Hank says, more people will push toward that feeling of mattering. | Influencers and Insurrectionists 00:01:40 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2021-01-15 · Influencers and Insurrectionists — Hank says he and John are, like it or not, what some call social media influencers, a label he hates: like calling a journalist a newspaper subscription salesperson. — 00:00:00
- 2021-01-15 · Influencers and Insurrectionists — Hank: Seeing phones held up during the siege of the Capitol, Hank sees insurrectionists, terrorists and white supremacists who are also influencers and content creators: the same people. — 00:01:40
- 2021-01-15 · Influencers and Insurrectionists — Hank's insight: the words social media influencer turn out to represent something much bigger and scarier than we thought. — 00:03:25
- 2021-01-15 · Influencers and Insurrectionists — Hank: They are both creators and audience: ideas get more radical because that engages, and they consume more such content, a feedback loop that can only radicalize. — 00:02:26
- 2021-01-15 · Influencers and Insurrectionists — Hank: This is not entirely new: it has happened in radio and TV for decades, since people will be more radical if it pays better than spending on quality. — 00:02:26
- 2021-01-15 · Influencers and Insurrectionists — Hank: With the bottom crowded, people seeking meaning, attention and status the only currencies, and outrage rewarded, we get an arms race of radicalization pulling radio, TV and politicians along. — 00:02:26