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Is this the end of social networking?

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Re: Is this the end of social networking?

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What I mostly see is people retreating from all the noise to closed chat groups in multiple platforms.

If we keep inventing the same things over and over again my bet is that the next big thing will be connecting people in small groups based on geographical location or sub-culture like in the long long ago in the times of IRC.

Re: Is this the end of social networking?

#202

> [TikTok]'s addiction-based advertising machine is probably close to the theoretical maximum of how many advertisements one can pour down somebody’s throat. Well put. It's interesting that we pivoted in my adult lifetime from: 1. Myspace's emphasis on sharing things on your own webpage, essentially a hosted blog 2. Facebook's evolution from "hosted blog" to "friend update aggregator" to "chat client" to "friend upda…

Not just social media. Look at news sites. Evolution from news aggregator to news plus well-placed ads to now where half the page is the Outbrain ads embedment. You could see a well-written story and then scroll down your struck with cognitive dissonance wondering how reputable organizations still put the Outbrain junk at the bottom.

Re: Is this the end of social networking?

#203

I want to see more niche social networks that are only for one thing. I actually really like Strava which is for workouts only. There’s no way to share pictures of inspirational text. I’ve never seen anyone abuse the platform by sharing a run that is actually 0.1 miles plus a rant about Fox News or anything like that. If I were independently wealthy I’d spend my time building a newsfeed for musicians to share music t…

This is why I enjoy using Letterboxd. It's a social media silo with its own problems, but overall I find it more enjoyable because everyone is there for one reason: to talk about movies they've watched.

Re: Is this the end of social networking?

#210
post #195

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Doesn't everything on Discord go into a black hole? You can't search it with search engines.

Can't search Facebook or TikTok with a search engine. For a lot of people this is a benefit.

Right. Why do I want every community searched?
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