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“The function of the text is to cause readers to change what they think about the world!”
A comment on a post by Brian Solis
Watch this game-changing dissertation on "expert writing."
Expert writers write to "think" about the world. 99% of experts write and think at the same time. They use the writing process to help themselves think. This is how they do their best thinking. Write to think about the world. Do this because you care, because you want to be part of progress, because you want to make a…
Read the original on LinkedInWhile I wholeheartedly agree with Prof. Larry McEnerney (now-retired former Director of the University of Chicago) in the video and the commentary of the post, I really don’t think this is what’s actually happening here on LinkedIn too much.
Nothing (or very few things) in Life are black and white of course, so yes there is good content to be found!
However, the amount of regurgitated platitudes and buzzwords (often in the form of standard frameworks without adding anything new to it) is way too high.
It's just pure marketing writing (disguised as expert writing).
The same goes for all these affirmative, ingratiating, but otherwise empty comments that are so obviously just trying to please the algorithm. Embarrassing, really. And comments would be a great way to bring in additional perspectives, deepen the content and help create something new.
Here's an insightful (and very entertaining!) video from Patreon CEO and Co-Founder Jack Conte of his SXSW 2024 Keynote about the dark sides of social media algorithms and how they have negatively impacted the “Creator Economy” over the years.
Worth watching! 😀