While watching the video I couldn’t stop thinking about the fediverse. It’s basically self-organized social-media. While it is far from perfect it is so much better than the corporate alternative in terms of relevant content. I’m just sad that basically nobody I know personally actually uses the fediverse…
I’m just sad that basically nobody I know personally actually uses the fediverse
oooOOOooooo look at this one, they know people personally.
Yeah but same here, I know many people on the fediverse, but from the like 0,0001% of people that use it.
And having no algorithm sucks completely.
Platforms like Mastodon make nearly no sense without one, as everyone is just throwing garbage into the void.
I prefer having no algorithm. I find what and who I want, and I organize it myself. It feels like the old internet.
And you might even - wait for it - come across things that you weren’t expecting to, or don’t fully agree with. Being exposed to ideas like that is much healthier than being fed what an algorithm decides will elicit engagement from you.
I feel like an algorithm that sucks you in is what makes a social media platform popular. But an algorithm is part of what makes social media so toxic.
I love that the fediverse doesn’t have ulterior motives, but that might be why it never becomes mainstream. I’d choose smaller crowd over toxic tho.
Ban algorithmic social media.
Chasing the algorithm is toxic as fuck.
I might be in favor of banning for-profit social media, or at least regulating it more firmly and protecting consumers, and keeping people like Zuckerberg from using it to influence elections… Somehow. If that’s not practical, I’ll revert to supporting a ban.
Ban advertisements.
Banning means for people to communicate?
Yeah that can’t possibly backfire.
