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I don't think that there is a solution as easy as moving to $SOCIAL_NETWORK or $ACTIVITY_PUB_SITE. I feel currently that the issue with social media is it's hy

I don't think that there is a solution as easy as moving to $SOCIAL_NETWORK or $ACTIVITY_PUB_SITE. I feel currently that the issue with social media is it's hyper stimulating. Speaking from a recovering social media addict point of view, the modern web latches onto human tendencies too well. We can be outraged, surrounded by people like us, 24/7. That's immensely fulfilling to most people, including me. I don't use social media anymore because it's awful for me. And I don't think the echo chamber issue can be solved, at all. It's not a technology issue, it's an issue with how humans respond to these networks and the Internet in general.

Spivak 8y ago
I think this view ignores differences in systems that do actively shape the way we communicate and how communities grow. I don't think that social media fits your description, just that sites like Twitter do. Examples of less-toxic social media: - Messaging: SMS, Email, GroupMe, Messenger, Skype, Snapchat - Micro Communities: Discord - Small purpose-driven communities, small subreddits, Discord - Collaborative: DeviantArt, GitHub - Long form discussion: Blog circles, Blogger, Tumblr sometimes - Non-discussion: Pinterest, Flickr, Instagram, StumbleUpon
- androidgirl 8y ago
  Admittedly this is a more relaxed definition of social media than I have accepted, but I see your point! I still use Discord and Github, and the social interaction there doesn't cause the same feeling that Facebook or Twitter do. However, I might argue a select few of these sites or technologies can still be polarizing or unhealthy, particularly Instagram and Pinterest.