The obscure social media app beloved by China’s tech scene

Part of Jike’s appeal is its tightly knit community. Unlike most platforms today, Jike does not use in-app ads to lure users or algorithms to push content, but encourages active engagement through carefully curated topics and in-depth discussions across the app. Within the Jike community, dubbed “Jikeville,” users call each other “Ji You” (translated as Jike Friends), and organize in-person meetups.

This sounds nice. I hope Tildes evolves in this direction too. I like the expression "Jikeville", it makes you think of it as an online village, which I think is a nice thought, and kind of the feeling I got from the old, nerdy forums I used to frequent years ago.