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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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Steve
@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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misha 🪨
@mishaderidder.eth
had to think of an article I read yesterday about trust and how numbers often outshine substance on most social media platforms. https://blog.aaronvick.com/manipulation_of_trust-1
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Dutchyyy
@dutchyyy
Allegory of the Cave. Build shadows caves responsibly.
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aesthetica✿
@aesthetica.eth
i'm so tired. the current cycle of things isn't helping. i am thinking about mourning more and more lately. how to build memory of the past so that one might visit it to create a future. this is informed by you & others, but also ideas about impermanence & various concepts of memory & a feeling that it is lost in the current flood(s) of 'social' // big internet. it feels like a version of the land of lotus-eaters.
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netop://ウエハ
@netopwibby.eth
> 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 The last bit is what drives me. New systems and networks are created on a regular basis and initially attract my attention (Handshake, Farcaster, &c) before I realize that folks with perverse incentives were present the entire time. Social media is tricky because humans are hardwired for connection. No way around it. Even recluses venture into town periodically, just to feel the presence of others before retreating. The problem is other people adding casinos and greed into the mix; fucks everything up.
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