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There's a lot of marketing on here about honesty, fun, and being personal. That being said, none of these attributes are being applied to the social network par
by Shank 8y ago
There's a lot of marketing on here about honesty, fun, and being personal. That being said, none of these attributes are being applied to the social network part of the social network. In their current form, they're just buzzwords about the project.
For once, I'd like to see a project use these words in a meaningful way. Build a manifesto that isn't just "we are building a platform." Focus on actual social interactions and social behaviors that the platform should have. Build something that actually encourages honesty, openness, and fun posts over lying, fake personalities, and cynicism.
Normal users don't see benefits in switching away from Facebook to an equivalent platform with more honest caretakers. That's the sad reality of it. But if a social network pledged to only allow posts that are positive about things, or actively banned people for spreading lies, that would be totally different. It's an execution thing -- people would need to see policy in action -- but if pulled off, it would result in a fundamentally different and easily comparable platform to Facebook.
- taylorswift_ 8y agoWhat kinds of social interactions or behaviors would encourage honesty, openness etc? While I commend their enthusiasm, I don't think the audience they (or any large social network) needs cares a lick about privacy, openness, honesty, or goodwill. If they did then Facebook & Instagram wouldn't have 1+ Billion Users, not to mention Twitter, Reddit, Twitch, Baidu etc etc. People want to engage with a product that is interesting and suits their social/personal needs more than anything else. While I agree with most of what you said, "But if a social network pledged to only allow posts that are positive about things, or actively banned people for spreading lies, that would be totally different. ", I disagree with this line. Heard of Imzy? Who is the police for stopping the spread of "lies"? I take a more Libertarian stance and think we need the opposite and rather less censorship, less thought policing, less handholding, but within a context of a set of rules.