“Does Facebook and Its Users Constitute a Superorganism?”
Yes. There are many superorganisms within Facebook. It was first created by a single person and then it just spread like crazy. That one individual (Mark Zukerberg) showed it to his friends which all liked it and then those friends spread it to their friends creating a swarm and many other big groups. Once Facebook had a big enough user base people started to create groups and forming "superorganisms". For example a group of people RSVPed to a particular band's concert that they all like and enjoy. Others create groups about topics that they enjoy and share it with other people around the world who may join the group and discuss that particular topic. Those two examples along with who you choose to be friends with and choose to share certain information from your prorfile with, those are all examples of superorganisms. There are thousands if not millions of superorganisms on Facebook. All of the groups, lists, friends and attendance lists are superorganisms which individuals create and work in a group to share or accomplish a particular task or subject.
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