But isn't tech is a change agent in itself? Most tech by it's very nature emphasizes the individual by making them less dependent on their immediate social context. This applies to everything from the internet to the washing machine.
Basically, most technology stimulates people to think and act more like Westerners.
Also, taking this into account is raising the bar very high for SV, where most companies already have problems recognizing the minor differences between them and fellow Westerners.
I'm still waiting for the first major American service to understand the differences between language, nationality and geography...
I wonder how strong of a connection the emphasis on "the individual" has with the decreased anonymity in such technology.
It seems that platforms like 4chan provide the capability for more of a "group-think" than platforms like Facebook, even though platforms like Facebook propose that they assist in connecting large swaths of diverse people.
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But isn't tech is a change agent in itself? Most tech by it's very nature emphasizes the individual by making them less dependent on their immediate social context. This applies to everything from the internet to the washing machine.
Basically, most technology stimulates people to think and act more like Westerners.
Also, taking this into account is raising the bar very high for SV, where most companies already have problems recognizing the minor differences between them and fellow Westerners.
I'm still waiting for the first major American service to understand the differences between language, nationality and geography...
I wonder how strong of a connection the emphasis on "the individual" has with the decreased anonymity in such technology.
It seems that platforms like 4chan provide the capability for more of a "group-think" than platforms like Facebook, even though platforms like Facebook propose that they assist in connecting large swaths of diverse people.