it really feels like we’re reaching an endgame state for ad-driven social. 

tiktok model of hyper algo-driven, full screen, looping video feed is so absurdly addicting

it’s gotten to a point where it’s impossible to find any truly interesting or thoughtful content. It’s just a race for people to hold your attention for the 0.5s you scroll past their post

tiktok, ig, and youtube all blending into the same product. the content has become so manically addicting it feels more like you’re a prisoner than truly “discovering” or “exploring” new stuff

I refuse to buy into humane hype until they release something w their $120M cache other than a teaser trailer 😛

Interesting to think about how a new device like what Hu.ma.ne's building could change that. I'm not fully convinced that there will be a compelling enough product to break the addiction, but I'm happy their working on it.

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yeah I was just about to say. Feels like AI-generated content is next but that feels like a whole other step function change to me. people will literally not be able to look away lmao

the scarier thought experiment though is ... what if it's not 

probably science fiction for now but def know some people in the ad driven social industry who openly muse about using Dalle-esk ML to generate content designed to be maximally addictive

One thing exacerbating this momentum is the lack of attribution when you repost things and no way for original creators to report and take down content easily. If you're a creative and your work is good then it's gonna get stolen and resulting posts will have more views than you.