https://marco.org/2010/06/15/everyone-applauds-the-hyper-connectedness-were
Everyone applauds the hyper-connectedness we’re experiencing today. The truth is we can’t really leverage it in a very meaningful way. There are a chosen few that get proper attention, the rest just end up in a sort of long tail of human connections. They’re relegated to an almost trivial status – only acknowledged as a scored point on your ‘friends’ or ‘followers’ tally.