Abstract: The Social Web is a network of people and platforms, of performances and products; of reactions, opinions, judgments, and comparisons; of emotions, valuations, and affects; of evaluations, ratings, and rankings. Shared and connective practices lead to emergent, fluid, and sometimes quite stable, cultures of valuation and evaluation, managing issues of identity, world view, and social participation. In the late fall of 2020, the conference Digital Practices,1 virtually held in Basel (CH), asked about such cultures and issues, focusing on practic...
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Topics: 
Epistemology
Social science