I think the social media application is very similar to the architecture in our real society. Think about mural. When you create a group and invite others to mural, you will create documents in your own space. It seems that in real life, real estate agents sell land to people, and they build houses in their space. You can see other people’s documents in this mural board, just like you can see other people’s architectural styles in a community.
Due to the current epidemic, everything has been moved online. For example, we use zoom in class. But we also need other software to support us and share everyone’s files. Instead of just using the share screen. This kind of user experience is very bad, Because there is only one person sharing the screen, he can only operate it, others will feel very passive, manipulated, and isolated. So we use third-party platforms to allow us to communicate better, not to feel isolated, to learn from our peers. The difference between social applications such as Facebook, Slack, Instagram, and real buildings is that the application has more privacy. The group you create can only be entered by invited people, and users can also set profile privacy.
I agree with your idea that we use zoom in class. But we also need other software to support us and share everyone’s files. Instead of just using the share screen.
interesting thoughts on privacy and the comparison between the privacy of virtual spaces versus physical spaces.