smallcircles,
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involves the devious practice of passing people 💩 turd sandwiches wrapped in glossy paper, and have the recipient be happy and surprised when opening them.

Because only outward packaging is all that matters, the superficial layer. Hypercapitalism aggressively teaches to look no further. To not see deeper value and meaning. For its practioners, which we all are to an extent, superficiality is thus the "Return on Lack of Investment" we get in return.

We may value more.

smallcircles,
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Thinking about how this works and in the context of , I introduced to ponder deeper meaning in the design of social experiences.

It can be a best-practice in a toolbox of .

Using an example of a created with the fabulous tool by @nash and @hexephre I described some thoughts on the general idea of "valuing existential essence" in the design of social networking applictions.

https://discuss.coding.social/t/sx-social-essence-and-mindful-design/538

smallcircles,
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Topic open at movement for your pleasure 🤗

Some further thoughts:

🤔 Aren’t we in modern society too focused on superficial things, preferring objective perspectives?

🤔 Isn’t our run-amok economic system of hypercapitalism reinforcing that, and actually thriving by it?

🤔Aren’t corporate (anti) Social Media prime examples of how society is dragged into superficiality?

🤔 How then can we do better on the where we focus on the essence of “Being social”?

@nash @hexephre

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