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Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by enraged_camel »

NoGravitas wrote: post #559
smolder wrote: post #374

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HN is not what I'd call cancer. Social media doesn't need to be an engagement-obsessed, emotionally charged misinformation hose. Social media is broader than the category that twitter and FB live in. It can be less toxic, but less toxic platforms are less exciting and don't get the same kind of attention , which is what all the toxic stuff optimizes for.

HN is extremely toxic for anyone who's not a VC-adjacent techbro. If you're part of the target audience for /pol/, you wouldn't notice that /pol/ is toxic, either.

I mean, I work in tech, and even I find it very difficult to read the comments sections here on anything related to racial justice, gender equality, etc. People post nasty stuff and it gets upvoted to the top.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by _whiteCaps_ »

williamtrask wrote: post #567
SavantIdiot wrote: post #558

Ironic that his very own medium is insufficient to convey enough information, so he has to post a picture of a document. smh.

The medium supports images so I’m not sure this critique is valid.

Visually impaired people using a screenreader won't be able to read it.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by AzzieElbab »

jerlam wrote: post #557
AzzieElbab wrote: post #525

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Personally, I prefer using lists but I do not participate much, just consume ...

Lists are fantastic. Pinning them on mobile makes them very accessible. They can be set to private which means that you don't show up as a follower. I think Twitter has forgotten about them, since they don't display ads.

I wish I could pin more than 5 of them

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by localhost »

ChuckMcM wrote: post #259

It will be interesting to see how Twitter changes as a result. Twitter with selective following and setting your timeline to 'time order' creates a pretty good environment for me. It feels like the equivalent of living in only a few chosen 'subreddits' rather than getting the full frontal reddit experience.

I use tweetdeck and only follow specific users, i.e., all my columns are "user" columns. It's kind of like a micro-blog RSS feed of sorts. It's wonderful if you're careful about who you follow.

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Post by zarzavat »

NoGravitas wrote: post #559
smolder wrote: post #374

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HN is not what I'd call cancer. Social media doesn't need to be an engagement-obsessed, emotionally charged misinformation hose. Social media is broader than the category that twitter and FB live in. It can be less toxic, but less toxic platforms are less exciting and don't get the same kind of attention , which is what all the toxic stuff optimizes for.

HN is extremely toxic for anyone who's not a VC-adjacent techbro. If you're part of the target audience for /pol/, you wouldn't notice that /pol/ is toxic, either.

If HN is "toxic" then you'll have to define the word toxic, because generally this is one of the best-behaved discussion forums on the internet. Even jokes get downvoted.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by ngcazz »

cabernal wrote: post #177
ekam wrote: post #62

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Which space?

I'm not sure if this is what @solmag is referring to, but there was a white nationalist AMA space that was appearing under users' recommendations.

Is there anything written about this? Failing to Google it

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by jMyles »

manigandham wrote: post #393
jMyles wrote: post #362

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If feed-generating algorithms were dispassionate - amplifying liked content rather than massaging feeds for advertising and other behavior manipulation - then your assessment of the results as "brain viruses" might be more accurate. And the world might actually benefit from them.

Advertising is placed into the feed, but it doesn't determine it. You still get what you like and engage with the most.

I'll believe claims of this sort when production feed generation algorithms are released under an open license.

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Post by freediver »

DrBenCarson wrote: post #556
freediver wrote: post #541

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Using their API is still a nightmare.

That's still fundamentally a product problem unless you're having issues with the API's behavior (vs its design)

I agree, just think that a developer-first culture would not allow it to happen.

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Post by Barrin92 »

williamtrask wrote: post #567
SavantIdiot wrote: post #558

Ironic that his very own medium is insufficient to convey enough information, so he has to post a picture of a document. smh.

The medium supports images so I’m not sure this critique is valid.

so does my code editor but I wouldn't consider it good design if I have to paste code in the form of jpgs because it caps at 140 characters per file

Given the amount of hacks from twitlonger, to unrolling threads, to audio I feel it is simply annoying at this point

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