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The cat is entirely out of the bag. There are many competitors to Twitter (Facebook comes to mind, albeit somewhat different) and the concept of an open online
by julienb_sea 5y ago
The cat is entirely out of the bag. There are many competitors to Twitter (Facebook comes to mind, albeit somewhat different) and the concept of an open online discussion forum, with all its toxicity but also its potential for timely and impactful communication, is not going away. Users have clearly proven they want myriad large scale social media platforms, and Twitter provides a niche and UX that appeals to a lot of people.
You can argue that people are stupid and these platforms are detrimental to society. This is entirely subjective. I would argue that attempting to kill such platforms would be more detrimental, as it will push people to decentralized platforms that are even worse echo chambers. So this is a story of lesser of two evils.
- mrleinad 5y ago> I would argue that attempting to kill such platforms would be more detrimental, as it will push people to decentralized platforms that are even worse echo chambers I see how this argument would be true. Thank you, that's actually quite insightful.
- voldacar 5y agoFacebook is not a competitor to twitter. It is culturally just a dead space. Nothing interesting happens there, I can't think of the last time an interesting subculture or meme originated on facebook. It's this bizarre place where you're surrounded by old people but at the same time you're subjected to infantilizing speech restrictions that make you feel like you're in some kind of adult kindergarten or something. You can't make fun of journalists or do anything subversive or culturally alive, it's a place where there is no fun allowed.