Venkatesh Rao ☀️
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Society is now locked in an existential struggle with itself to decide what archetype will replace “consumer” the way “consumer” replaced “citizen” in the 1950s
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rafa
@rafa
“Member” seems like the emerging label catch all in online communities. Followers seems too much like “population” — not active enough. Consumer and Citizen are both low-activity default yet active roles, so Member or Participant seems to fit. Contributor, Creator, Builder are all high energy
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