If by hoi polloi you mean the masses… no? People may use that for commercial exchanges but there’s an obvious craving for social interaction that that doesn’t s

If by hoi polloi you mean the masses… no? People may use that for commercial exchanges but there’s an obvious craving for social interaction that that doesn’t satisfy, which is part of what glues people to social media. If you mean the elite, then also no. They’ve been able to do this by using people as their buffers already, and they’ll probably continue to do so if they’re rich enough.