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# There is no social media without the social. The...
> There is no social media without the social. The technology scales transmission, but reciprocity, memory, trust, and human interpretation determine whether a connection becomes useful.
**Source:** [[livestreams/The Power of Social — Identity, Reciprocity, and Opportunity at NASDAQ - Workbook|The Power of Social — Identity, Reciprocity, and Opportunity at NASDAQ]]
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“There is no social media without the social. The technology scales transmission, but reciprocity, memory, trust, and human interpretation determine whether a connection becomes useful.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-no-social-media-connection-becomes-useful
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