19. Capitalism

Now let’s step back and look at how capitalism, which will help explain many of the decisions made in the design and running many social media platforms.

• 19.1. What is Capitalism?
• 19.2. Meta’s Capitalist Strategy
• 19.3. Responses to Meta’s Business Strategies
• 19.4. Meta vs. Users
• 19.5. Game: Try running a social media company
• 19.6. Imagining Alternatives
• 19.7. Programming, Gender, Status, and Money
• 19.8. Bibliography