Stop thinking you understand Facebook, it has plenty of surprises in store
In this guest post, Daniel Bluzer‐Fry says we shouldn’t get too comfortable with how we think of Facebook; it’s no longer just a social network.
I once had the opportunity of seeing Adam Savage of Mythbusters speak. In his presentation on the relationship between art and science, Savage made multiple references to one of his all-time heroes, theoretical physicist Richard Feynman.
In one of these references, he recounted Feynman saying: “What can I tell you about magnetism? I don’t understand it in any terms you understand … you need a doctorate in physics to understand magnetism in the terms I understand, which means really, because I can’t explain it to you, I don’t fully understand it”.
So what the fuck does this all have to do with Facebook?
Well written piece. I’m interested in the tourism example you provided, but my first response is a wariness around unaccounted-for variables in the decision to stay longer. Are you able to parse this example out a bit more?
Hi Daniel, good insights and mature perspective. We need more article like this unveiling the hidden possibilities rather than the obvious silly statements.