The Internet I Knew (2014)

Post by lyra_comms » Mon, Jan 01, 2018, 5:55 AM UTC

NetOpWibby wrote: post #100

lyra_comms wrote: post #94

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Lyra values language and aims to be an effective tool for large conversations; we're not worried about large amounts of text. We especially don't want to patronise users by hiding or folding up messages which they have taken time to write. This page provides a concise summary: https://www.hellolyra.com/about?page=how-lyra-works

Huh? What does making your site less cluttered have to do with patronizing users and/or hiding their messages? Sounds like you're so wrapped up in Lyra land that everything you do is awesome. I wish you the best of luck.

It has to do, as you mentioned, with the amount of text.

Whatever land you're wrapped up in, I hope everything is awesome there, too.

Post by ohtwenty » Mon, Jan 01, 2018, 4:32 PM UTC

throwanem wrote: post #109

en-us wrote: post #95

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I understand where you're coming from, but ultimately it is your decision to stay on Facebook. If you ever want to try something different then try Scuttlebutt. All of your data there is stored in your own blockchain, and then you exchange these blockchains with others. There is no central server or identification authority. The UI is very much in an alpha state but the SSB protocol is solid, so the blockchain itself…

Every time I talk about this, people assume I'm on Facebook. Why is it that, every time I talk about this, people assume I'm on Facebook? I talked about this and you assumed I'm on Facebook, so you should be able to explain at least one reason why, every time I talk about this, people assume I'm on Facebook.

Because everyone is. I quit Facebook for a year or two, trying to get people to email or WhatsApp or whatever. didn't work. So I lived with people closer to me reaching out to my SO through Facebook, or sending messages in another way. I eventually made an account again because there were instances where an alternative solution was too much of a pita. So I now check every other week, respond to messages when I have time, and ignore the rest. I think I've posted one thing in the past year.

Still trying to get people to contact me through WhatsApp or signal, which works really well for the NL (>95% have wa), but not so much for international friends. I mostly don't get the drive, the need to post mundane things on there. I just can't get myself to believe anyone will care that I took a picture of me eating lunch, or whatever.

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