For better or worse, I like that social media allows us to witness, and discuss major events in real-time. Jan 6th I was consumed by twitter. Seeing what journalists, locals, politicians, etc....
For better or worse, I like that social media allows us to witness, and discuss major events in real-time. Jan 6th I was consumed by twitter. Seeing what journalists, locals, politicians, etc. were saying as the Capitol was stormed was super fascinating. Awful, awful day, but being able to keeps tabs on it like that was really interesting.
And a little more light-hearted, if it weren't for Facebook I wouldn't know anybody's birthday.
How they archive preserve everyday people's thoughts indefinitely unless you choose to delete your comments or posts. You can search reddit threads, Facebook posts, YouTube videos, tweets and more...
How they archive preserve everyday people's thoughts indefinitely unless you choose to delete your comments or posts. You can search reddit threads, Facebook posts, YouTube videos, tweets and more from 10+ years ago and see what people thought of things then.
While this has it's fair share of limitations given social media is ~-15 years old, mass adoption is 10 years old in developed countries, social media platforms can die (my parents said lots of things about Orkut) and your thoughts being preserved forever is not something that's useful everywhere (most obviously in personal matters being preserved forever) and can be a privacy concern, I think the idea that you can just search up how people felt about anything you want 10+ years ago is something I find a positive.
There is no better platform for engaging in grassroots activism than Facebook. I hate it, but it's true. The events portion of the website with its RSVP functionality helps immensely when planning...
There is no better platform for engaging in grassroots activism than Facebook. I hate it, but it's true. The events portion of the website with its RSVP functionality helps immensely when planning for actions. You can run ads to increase exposure to a target audience. Cross-networking with other like-minded groups is an awesome catalyst for increased participation. If managed well, it's an all around organizing machine. We really need an alternative, but the issue is the convenience and critical mass of the platform...
Some people wouldn't be on social media (where you put your real life name) for any reason, ever, even if the site were totally ethical and respected preferences etc. But I think social media can...
Some people wouldn't be on social media (where you put your real life name) for any reason, ever, even if the site were totally ethical and respected preferences etc. But I think social media can be great to reconnect with people; I would even say it's vital. Now, as to Facebook specifically, the problem is it doesn't respect you and it actively abuses you, but social media in and of itself is fine as a concept
FB - it's like a modern phonebook. If you meet someone and only know their name and face, you can easily add them as a friend tomorrow when less intoxicated. Also, it's really the most widespread...
FB - it's like a modern phonebook. If you meet someone and only know their name and face, you can easily add them as a friend tomorrow when less intoxicated. Also, it's really the most widespread place where people post events. Also, it's how you remember everyone's birthday.
Instagram - like facebook but hipper, I guess?
Snapchat - I think the ephemeral nature + streaks means that there is a little less flex-posting, since, well, it's hard to have something to flex about every day
Twitter - For some reason it's almost a newswire now? The place where leading scoops are posted. For some reason.
Reddit - with the death of the traditional forum, Reddit is now the place to go for niche communities. Play a video game competitively? Reddit's probably the only alive community. Also, not a fan of the redesign, but digg/reddit are just so much more efficient than the old forums, where everyone would have giant signatures and the site would have these godawful margins that meant you could see about 3 forum posts per screen.
I'm optimistic about Substack as a way for communities to form around good writers. (Or if not good writers, at least good community leaders.) But, not being much of a writer myself, I'm happier...
I'm optimistic about Substack as a way for communities to form around good writers. (Or if not good writers, at least good community leaders.)
But, not being much of a writer myself, I'm happier here where I can contribute by link-blogging.
I like several non-commercial social network platforms like SDF because they raise awareness about and provide refuge from the exploitation, addictiveness and shallowness of the massive...
I like several non-commercial social network platforms like SDF because they raise awareness about and provide refuge from the exploitation, addictiveness and shallowness of the massive corporate-owned networks.
I'm an Android developer, and I joined Twitter because I heard all the other Android developers were hanging out there. The rumors were true, and it was a boon to both my knowledge base and my...
I'm an Android developer, and I joined Twitter because I heard all the other Android developers were hanging out there. The rumors were true, and it was a boon to both my knowledge base and my career that I hung out on Twitter talking about tech.
I've since kind of abandoned Twitter, but it was pretty central to my career for a few years.
I use Twitter more than anything. I have always been a bit of a news addict, so I think the reason why I like Twitter so much is because it gives me direct access to journalists. It enables me to...
I use Twitter more than anything. I have always been a bit of a news addict, so I think the reason why I like Twitter so much is because it gives me direct access to journalists. It enables me to know what is going on in the world in near-real-time; I don't need to wait for the finished product.
I think Snapchat did stories first, but I use Instagram, and I quite like the stories feature there. It's fun to share a dumb photo of what I'm seeing sometimes, but not have it stick around...
I think Snapchat did stories first, but I use Instagram, and I quite like the stories feature there. It's fun to share a dumb photo of what I'm seeing sometimes, but not have it stick around afterwards. It's passive and quite casual and it suits me.
Instagram in general is the only social network that I actually post to more than a little, because I don't have a lot to say, but I like taking photos and I like showing off the ones which I think came out well.
First let’s get the negative part out of the way, I really dislike Snapchat always have, it’s the only social media platform I really just don’t get on with. It’s probably got something to do with...
First let’s get the negative part out of the way, I really dislike Snapchat always have, it’s the only social media platform I really just don’t get on with. It’s probably got something to do with the UI.
Something I really like about social media platforms is the random encounters and conversations, it’s basically the same thing I like about real life.
I used to really like the old Instagram interface from a couple of years ago before IGTV and the marketplace rubbish, it was simplistic and entertaining.
For better or worse, I like that social media allows us to witness, and discuss major events in real-time. Jan 6th I was consumed by twitter. Seeing what journalists, locals, politicians, etc. were saying as the Capitol was stormed was super fascinating. Awful, awful day, but being able to keeps tabs on it like that was really interesting.
And a little more light-hearted, if it weren't for Facebook I wouldn't know anybody's birthday.
How they archive preserve everyday people's thoughts indefinitely unless you choose to delete your comments or posts. You can search reddit threads, Facebook posts, YouTube videos, tweets and more from 10+ years ago and see what people thought of things then.
While this has it's fair share of limitations given social media is ~-15 years old, mass adoption is 10 years old in developed countries, social media platforms can die (my parents said lots of things about Orkut) and your thoughts being preserved forever is not something that's useful everywhere (most obviously in personal matters being preserved forever) and can be a privacy concern, I think the idea that you can just search up how people felt about anything you want 10+ years ago is something I find a positive.
There is no better platform for engaging in grassroots activism than Facebook. I hate it, but it's true. The events portion of the website with its RSVP functionality helps immensely when planning for actions. You can run ads to increase exposure to a target audience. Cross-networking with other like-minded groups is an awesome catalyst for increased participation. If managed well, it's an all around organizing machine. We really need an alternative, but the issue is the convenience and critical mass of the platform...
Some people wouldn't be on social media (where you put your real life name) for any reason, ever, even if the site were totally ethical and respected preferences etc. But I think social media can be great to reconnect with people; I would even say it's vital. Now, as to Facebook specifically, the problem is it doesn't respect you and it actively abuses you, but social media in and of itself is fine as a concept
FB - it's like a modern phonebook. If you meet someone and only know their name and face, you can easily add them as a friend tomorrow when less intoxicated. Also, it's really the most widespread place where people post events. Also, it's how you remember everyone's birthday.
Instagram - like facebook but hipper, I guess?
Snapchat - I think the ephemeral nature + streaks means that there is a little less flex-posting, since, well, it's hard to have something to flex about every day
Twitter - For some reason it's almost a newswire now? The place where leading scoops are posted. For some reason.
Reddit - with the death of the traditional forum, Reddit is now the place to go for niche communities. Play a video game competitively? Reddit's probably the only alive community. Also, not a fan of the redesign, but digg/reddit are just so much more efficient than the old forums, where everyone would have giant signatures and the site would have these godawful margins that meant you could see about 3 forum posts per screen.
I'm optimistic about Substack as a way for communities to form around good writers. (Or if not good writers, at least good community leaders.)
But, not being much of a writer myself, I'm happier here where I can contribute by link-blogging.
I like several non-commercial social network platforms like SDF because they raise awareness about and provide refuge from the exploitation, addictiveness and shallowness of the massive corporate-owned networks.
I'm an Android developer, and I joined Twitter because I heard all the other Android developers were hanging out there. The rumors were true, and it was a boon to both my knowledge base and my career that I hung out on Twitter talking about tech.
I've since kind of abandoned Twitter, but it was pretty central to my career for a few years.
I use Twitter more than anything. I have always been a bit of a news addict, so I think the reason why I like Twitter so much is because it gives me direct access to journalists. It enables me to know what is going on in the world in near-real-time; I don't need to wait for the finished product.
I think Snapchat did stories first, but I use Instagram, and I quite like the stories feature there. It's fun to share a dumb photo of what I'm seeing sometimes, but not have it stick around afterwards. It's passive and quite casual and it suits me.
Instagram in general is the only social network that I actually post to more than a little, because I don't have a lot to say, but I like taking photos and I like showing off the ones which I think came out well.
First let’s get the negative part out of the way, I really dislike Snapchat always have, it’s the only social media platform I really just don’t get on with. It’s probably got something to do with the UI.
Something I really like about social media platforms is the random encounters and conversations, it’s basically the same thing I like about real life.
I used to really like the old Instagram interface from a couple of years ago before IGTV and the marketplace rubbish, it was simplistic and entertaining.