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> This isn't the first time Facebook killed culture You know, I never really thought about it this way, but the way you worded it is perfect. I talk about the

by geddy 7y ago

> This isn't the first time Facebook killed culture You know, I never really thought about it this way, but the way you worded it is perfect. I talk about the "good old days" of the Internet, and it always comes down to Facebook ruining everything. I'd pin it around 2012. You're spot on though - Facebook outright murders internet culture. God, I despise that company and what it stands for so much.

Zak 7y ago
One of the things I miss that Facebook killed is... Facebook. Prior to its attempt to dominate media sharing on the internet, most of the content I saw on Facebook was created by people I know, about their personal lives. People share far less content of that sort now, and the algorithm doesn't prioritize it when they do. Personal updates from people I actually know are probably reduced by an order of magnitude from a decade ago. If I want to see funny stuff, cat videos, news, political memes, pictures of food, or anything else of that sort, reddit serves much better than Facebook. Nothing has come along to fill the gap for many-to-many personal updates though, and I miss that. There's a startup opportunity here. The hard part isn't technical - something resembling the Facebook of a decade ago wouldn't be hard to build - but attracting a critical mass of users would be a significant challenge.
- mrtksn 7y ago
  Oh definitely, FB was the most amazing thing that I have ever seen for a few years. Instagram or any other social network never gave me the kick that FB used to give. It was like a new ability to browse the lives of the people you know. I don't know what happen, maybe there's no money in this service maybe people simply got bored with each other's ordinary life.
  - Zak 7y ago
    I know what happened: Facebook decided to emphasize published content instead. There's evidently more money in that. As a result, the algorithm is less likely to show my friends if I post a picture of my lunch, we're less likely to have a conversation in the comments about recipes or restaurants, and I'm less likely to bother posting the next one.
hnick 7y ago
Any central gathering point seems to lead to homogenisation. I've joked a lot about "YouTube Voice" (I didn't invent the idea) where people often seem to talk with a similar cadence and you can see the shift over time in their videos the longer they spend on the platform.

by geddy 7y ago

Zak 7y ago

One of the things I miss that Facebook killed is... Facebook. Prior to its attempt to dominate media sharing on the internet, most of the content I saw on Facebook was created by people I know, about their personal lives. People share far less content of that sort now, and the algorithm doesn't prioritize it when they do. Personal updates from people I actually know are probably reduced by an order of magnitude from a decade ago. If I want to see funny stuff, cat videos, news, political memes, pictures of food, or anything else of that sort, reddit serves much better than Facebook. Nothing has come along to fill the gap for many-to-many personal updates though, and I miss that. There's a startup opportunity here. The hard part isn't technical - something resembling the Facebook of a decade ago wouldn't be hard to build - but attracting a critical mass of users would be a significant challenge.

mrtksn 7y ago
Oh definitely, FB was the most amazing thing that I have ever seen for a few years. Instagram or any other social network never gave me the kick that FB used to give. It was like a new ability to browse the lives of the people you know. I don't know what happen, maybe there's no money in this service maybe people simply got bored with each other's ordinary life.
- Zak 7y ago
  I know what happened: Facebook decided to emphasize published content instead. There's evidently more money in that. As a result, the algorithm is less likely to show my friends if I post a picture of my lunch, we're less likely to have a conversation in the comments about recipes or restaurants, and I'm less likely to bother posting the next one.

hnick 7y ago

Any central gathering point seems to lead to homogenisation. I've joked a lot about "YouTube Voice" (I didn't invent the idea) where people often seem to talk with a similar cadence and you can see the shift over time in their videos the longer they spend on the platform.