#VCTwitter should closely read this by @tressiemcphd: "That is the thing about advice: It is seductive. Even though we resist being judged, we enjoy being the judge. Advice is a method by which we manipulate status to negotiate interpersonal interactions." nytimes.com/2021/10/01/opi…
"By giving advice, we enact tiny theaters of social dominance to signal or procure our social status over others."
"In the social media era, advice culture feels bigger and more pervasive than ever. After all, what is social media if not the gamification of advice? Every time we post something on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, we are implicitly asking others to make a judgment of us."
"And we find ourselves unable to understand why someone would post or share an experience if not to solicit our evaluation. That is what “likes” and comments and “friending” has done to our brains. We all think we are Ann Landers."
h/t @NeedhiBhalla for bringing this article my attention by posting it.
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