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elle
@riotgoools
"the market dynamics of social media have affected absolutely every corner of the internet and, therefore, “real life” [...] Now all the damned Internet works as a social media platform, and this will shape people’s perception of the world. Just like Marshall McLuhan said: "We shape our tools and then our tools shape us." this piece reminded me of a convo i had last week with someone thru my homepage. they said they wanted to leave the main web and only be on the small internet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ my response was that i didn't think that was possible bc the world is so entangled with the big internet these days. turning away and leaving the tools to bad ppl won't prevent the effects they will have on everyone irl. good ppl need to show good alternative uses for the tools https://www.animanoir.xyz/blog/2024/the-death-state-of-the-internet/
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@sdv.eth
I get increasingly fed up with social media in all forms, even here, and find myself wanting to withdraw as well. I wonder if webrings with open public group chats + a massive index for them and their members could be a solution for discovery + meaningful connections
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elle
@riotgoools
yeah, idk what the answer is. it's very hard to coordinate an index. i've been diving into neocities webrings a lot lately and almost all of them have stopped taking new sites due to admin burnout etc. (╥_╥) that's why the indie webring is interesting to me bc it's permissionless. but it also requires slightly more technical ability to set up than maybe most ppl have ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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@sdv.eth
Might be a good filtering mechanism as the technology matures! And I think this is one of those technologies that spreads by word of mouth out of excitement, not financial gain, which can attract the right kind of people to participate and maybe even contribute to the ecosystem. That's my naive optimistic view anyway!
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elle
@riotgoools
it's kind of like rss, just a standard that a small segment of the population is interested in (⌒_⌒;) i don't know if it will ever be adopted wide enough to change anything in the general population
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@sdv.eth
I think that's fine if not expected. Tech literacy is slugging behind tech developments (as intended) and I think the average person is just going to be subject to consuming algo slop. It's a bit cynical but people seek the path of least resistance and marketing dollars love that!
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