I think that there is a dark model here in regards to sharing that people don't think about very often: you share with everyone in your friends list rather than

I think that there is a dark model here in regards to sharing that people don't think about very often: you share with everyone in your friends list rather than specific people really often. An argumentatively older model for the same thing were emails: a key part of sending that email is selecting the people that you send it to. Emails that I receive are listed in the order that they are received, and I choose how to manage them when I receive them. I think that these few modifications have introduced a number of dark patterns of how we interact with each other, and it differs from person to person based on their personality and perceived social needs. I don't know that it's positive for anyone other than those interested in marketing themselves. Otherwise, the 'feed' is a totally useless piece of advertising - either the people I know throwing that stuff at the wall, or companies trying to get me to buy more trash. These dark patterns are so pervasive that I think it's difficult to see these negative effects, and many people like the various responses that they feel when they see things on facebook, and assume that the dopamine hit is something useful, rather than an addiction. Studies have regularly pointed out the negative effects that these have. Personally, I think that the solution is just going back a step. We don't all need to be marketing ourselves to our friends and the world. The way to get back is to just return to email, IMO, or interest based forums.