Yes..words serve the purpose of communicating your intent and of course they matter, but the real story is always in the unsaid and the subtle.
You the human will always have one particular edge over machine analysis. It may not always lead to the correct conclusion, but it will often provide “data” not available to surveillance tech. It is your ability to feel aka what we’ve been discussing a lot, human intuition.
You can feel when an influencer is motivated by superficial desires.
You can feel when an account is only interested in clicks.
You can feel someone’s disposition in the way they write or respond.
You can feel the specific aspects of someone’s anxiety from the way they post in a way that a machine cannot.
You can feel when someone is strictly interested in just seeking attention or validation.
You can sometimes even tell the difference between people reacting negatively to the same tragedy. One is driven by scoring online points vs. another who may be genuinely concerned.
This is the only real advantage you possess in the coming world so it’s best to cultivate this and develop a strong intuitive sense of the digital landscape. Your analysis will only go so far.
