The irony of this article asking me to read it in an app, Christ.
Bullshit
Translation: Please don’t leave! We need to exploit your private data! 😥
huh? this article isn’t saying anything like that.
No but they’re trying to manufacture the appearance that it’ll get better so you’ll stick around. It’s “baby I’m sorry, I know I fucked up but I promise I’ll change”.They’re right; the article is partly about the fediverse.
Again, the article isn’t saying anything like that.
You know what, you’re right.
Though none of these platforms have tried to make money yet, there are a variety of business paths: Like Threads, platforms could turn to in-app ads, or like Mastodon, platforms could turn to grants, donations, and sponsorships. Since the business model shapes how the platform works, people would be free to set up shop on the platforms they prefer.
The fediverse has so little content that it makes it hard to imagine anyone paying for something that gives you less content and participation than any unregistered lurker gets from something like reddit for free
The fediverse has so little content
So far.
I would argue that the only reason Reddit and the like is so popular was because of convenience. If the fediverse becomes convenient, people will post.
Not on my watch, goddamn it
We shall flame them on the beaches, we shall flame them in the streets.
Lol, that’s just bad propaganda
Lmfao, thanks, I needed a good laugh to start my day with…
This is the best summary I could come up with:
As people grow tired of toxic and addictive platforms that undermine real social connection, this new wave of social-focused upstarts could end up producing a healthier online environment.
Major platforms such as Facebook have long abandoned their goal to “bring the world closer together” in favor of “profit-motivated and engagement-inducing designs” that keep us hooked and drive growth, Ben Grosser, an artist and faculty associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, told me.
No matter how fun group chats and breakout social apps such as BeReal are, I’ve missed the borderless experience that large platforms offer — a place where I can discover viral content, expand my network, and participate in global conversations.
At its best, Steve Teixeira, the chief product officer at Mozilla, said that social media facilitated connection, regardless of geographic or temporal boundaries, and helps people stay informed, encounter novel ideas, and access vital services.
And experts have found that a collection of networks would “optimize itself solely for public good,” rather than fall into the pitfalls of traditional platforms — an unhealthy obsession with metrics and meaningless interactions.
It’s hard to predict the future, least of all when it comes to online services where new apps can go viral — and then fail — in a flash, but the breakup of monolithic social-media platforms and the rise of myriad new social experiences has felt like an urgent, long-overdue turn of events.
The original article contains 2,074 words, the summary contains 239 words. Saved 88%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
Well shortened, but most of the meaning got lost.
TL;DR:
The big platforms are losing pull and users, more small platforms or group chats emerge.
That makes it harder for people or public entities to reach a big audience.
Then I stopped reading.
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Lol I’m not a bot. I just tried to post a link to engage with this Reddit alternative. …
I literally deleted my accounts on those exact 3 sites as the thumbnail just 2 days ago.
I’m in this picture and I like it.
meanwhile, the fuck spez collage sores reddit usage. elon responds by sending over boxes of condoms via uber eats.
Delicious!
Or potentially finding newer and more exciting ways to be toxic. But I’ll hope for that first thing.
Nah we’re about to Come to a point where we can’t even afford to shitpost because they’re making everything suck or paid.
Also I need social media to stay just a little bit toxic, you motherfuckers <3
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Did you open the article?
The author describes how they themselves don’t use the big platforms anymore and how they’ve degraded.
They even talk about decentralization, mastodon, finding smaller nicer communities and how a healthier internet might look.
