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Tell HN: Social media strike proposed for July 4-5 by Wikipedia co-founder

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Re: Tell HN: Social media strike proposed for July 4-5 by Wikipedia co-founder

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Post by tapanjk »

yoz-y wrote: post #40

I feel that even if everybody who cared went on strike, the difference in daily visitors would probably be in the error margin. I think most people who really care have already left the centralised social media or scaled it down to the point that a non-strike day is an exception. I do not disagree with the message, but I seriously doubt that this will have any effect.

To my mind, what matters here is that there is a viable option for all those who care. This may not shut down the the big social media, and I do not think that is the goal here. What matters is that there are alternatives that let users own (and keep) their content.

Re: Tell HN: Social media strike proposed for July 4-5 by Wikipedia co-founder

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Post by cryptozeus »

yoz-y wrote: post #40

I feel that even if everybody who cared went on strike, the difference in daily visitors would probably be in the error margin. I think most people who really care have already left the centralised social media or scaled it down to the point that a non-strike day is an exception. I do not disagree with the message, but I seriously doubt that this will have any effect.

You are underestimating the annoyance of social media. People want to quit it but at this point they are too attached. I think this will be big.

Re: Tell HN: Social media strike proposed for July 4-5 by Wikipedia co-founder

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Post by klez »

pishpash wrote: post #14
changoplatanero wrote: post #13

This reminds me of the campaign to get people to give up shopping on the day after thanksgiving. Not gonna happen.

Because of game theory and money is involved and enough people have been coopted.

It seems to me all of that applies (in different ways, I would concede) to social media as well.

Re: Tell HN: Social media strike proposed for July 4-5 by Wikipedia co-founder

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Post by shearskill »

webgoat wrote: post #9
tickerticker wrote: post #6

Is HN a form of social media?

I'd say yes, considering that most of the content is random dialogue among other posters. Also the lax policy on acceptable content makes HN look as clickbait as reddit most of the time.

Strong disagree on that. Reddit has bots and a massive troll population, neither is present in such a way that affects user experience.

Re: Tell HN: Social media strike proposed for July 4-5 by Wikipedia co-founder

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Post by pvg »

dang wrote: post #22
tickerticker wrote: post #6

Is HN a form of social media?

Does that mean we get a day off?

A silent suffering, and intense;

The rock, the vulture, and the chain,

All that the proud can feel of pain,

The agony they do not show,

The suffocating sense of woe

Think that's a no.

Re: Tell HN: Social media strike proposed for July 4-5 by Wikipedia co-founder

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Post by F-0X »

espeed wrote: post #35
tickerticker wrote: post #6

Is HN a form of social media?

Yes. HN is a form of social media -- it's a social media exemplar -- the exception that proves it's possible to have an open system for high-quality public discourse, even if such a system is hard to establish and even harder to maintain. Paul Graham has said, "he hopes to avoid the Eternal September that results in the general decline of intelligent discourse within a community" [1]. Hacker News launched 12 years ag…

Strong disagree. HN is not a social media. Because we do not use it for social purposes. This site has no concept of user relationships, and it does not encourage you to use real/identifying information about yourself to use it. It is centred on topics and discussion - sites like this, Reddit, and other forums can develop social networks, but this is a byproduct and not the intent, which I think is the single most important factor. HN's purpose is not to keep you in touch with your friends or community, thus it is not a social media.
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