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The elite use facebook?

by yann2 5y ago

napolux 5y ago
This is a very good question. What if I'm an Hollywood superstar or an NBA player or a billionaire and I want to chat and share stuff privately with my "colleagues". Did the really use fb or instagram like we all do? I always see "official pages" for people like Bill Gates, but where/what do they share in their day to day life?
- gilj 5y ago
  Ask yourself what you would use if you didn't want the general public to see it, while allowing your friends to see it? You would use anonymous accounts, or you would use use the privacy tools these platforms offer, or you would just use direct messaging apps.
  - adolph 5y ago
    Mitt Romney, the senator from Utah, former Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor, is also, apparently, the man behind a Twitter account that uses the moniker “Pierre Delecto.” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/us/mitt-romney-pierre-delecto.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/us/mitt-romney-pierre-del...
    - SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
      I liked that, you FINALLY got a taste of the Real Romney. I had dinner with him and his family. I wasn't before, during, or afterwards a fan. To sum it up quickly, I have never in my life been in the company of people so removed from the everyday working man while being waited on by them. Truly an amazing experience that I look back on with a pre and post understanding of "the elite".
      - adolph 5y ago
        My guess is that pretty much everyone has misconceptions about the experiences of everyday working folk in that the working non-elite are populous and diverse. The key observation is if their mental models are helpful and for who.
        SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
        I was with well off people that were still humans. The Romney’s I was with, I’m really not sure. If there was a conservative thought between any of them I didn’t hear it. Nor did I hear anything that I would have described as a “good take” on any thing, like if he were to suggest something on topic X, that neither proponents nor opponents of X would consider the idea valid. In a two hours, I don’t imagine I heard a single honest heartfelt conviction. Without giving up enough to ID me to anyone at any time in the future, I can say this… the world would burn if the Romney’s were in charge.
- vorpalhex 5y ago
  They use aliases and keep a small friends list. They don't typically post photos. I still suspect that method is imperfect since your account may be locked and you may need to associate a burner number to it.
qualudeheart 5y ago
Signal or custom forks for personal communications.
nradov 5y ago
The elite have personal assistants and social media managers who use Facebook on their behalf for brand building and PR.

The elite use facebook?

by yann2 5y ago

The elite use facebook?

This is a very good question. What if I'm an Hollywood superstar or an NBA player or a billionaire and I want to chat and share stuff privately with my "colleagues". Did the really use fb or instagram like we all do? I always see "official pages" for people like Bill Gates, but where/what do they share in their day to day life?

gilj 5y ago
Ask yourself what you would use if you didn't want the general public to see it, while allowing your friends to see it? You would use anonymous accounts, or you would use use the privacy tools these platforms offer, or you would just use direct messaging apps.
- adolph 5y ago
  Mitt Romney, the senator from Utah, former Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor, is also, apparently, the man behind a Twitter account that uses the moniker “Pierre Delecto.” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/us/mitt-romney-pierre-delecto.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/us/mitt-romney-pierre-del...
  - SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
    I liked that, you FINALLY got a taste of the Real Romney. I had dinner with him and his family. I wasn't before, during, or afterwards a fan. To sum it up quickly, I have never in my life been in the company of people so removed from the everyday working man while being waited on by them. Truly an amazing experience that I look back on with a pre and post understanding of "the elite".
    - adolph 5y ago
      My guess is that pretty much everyone has misconceptions about the experiences of everyday working folk in that the working non-elite are populous and diverse. The key observation is if their mental models are helpful and for who.
      - SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
        I was with well off people that were still humans. The Romney’s I was with, I’m really not sure. If there was a conservative thought between any of them I didn’t hear it. Nor did I hear anything that I would have described as a “good take” on any thing, like if he were to suggest something on topic X, that neither proponents nor opponents of X would consider the idea valid. In a two hours, I don’t imagine I heard a single honest heartfelt conviction. Without giving up enough to ID me to anyone at any time in the future, I can say this… the world would burn if the Romney’s were in charge.
vorpalhex 5y ago
They use aliases and keep a small friends list. They don't typically post photos. I still suspect that method is imperfect since your account may be locked and you may need to associate a burner number to it.

qualudeheart 5y ago

Signal or custom forks for personal communications.

nradov 5y ago

The elite have personal assistants and social media managers who use Facebook on their behalf for brand building and PR.