Comment by nemesis1637
10 months ago
"They have been interpellated by audience metrics; their subjective experience already takes audience reactions into account."
This is great. I think there's a body of research to be done regarding the creation of self in the age of social media. (Not just creators but everyone)
> creation of self in the age of social media
That's a large part of the field of Cyberpsychology, and of course there's quite a body of research already.
Except that it's "interpolated".
Perhaps not:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpellation
(Specifically the top item, "the process by which we encounter a culture's or ideology's values and internalize them").
Edit: Doh! On checking the article, that's even the same link the author embedded!
No, it's "interpellated", i.e. 'brought into being'.
That was my first instinct, too, but instead of reflexively posting about it I double checked and found I was wrong and learned something new.
I sit enlightened, although I don't like the word much.
I suspect they’re using the second definition of the word (per Google):
PHILOSOPHY (of an ideology or discourse) bring into being or give identity to (an individual or category).
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I read it as saying the audience and their reaction to the content is what gives the “creator” their identity.
No, that's inserting a value. Interpellation is the international police organization popularized by Carmen Sandiego.
No, that's a different word that doesn't work in that context.
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