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How is it any different than old style blogging? The whole social network thing is a attention grabbing game. Blogging, on the other hand, is talking into the
by derekzhouzhen 5y ago
How is it any different than old style blogging?
The whole social network thing is a attention grabbing game. Blogging, on the other hand, is talking into the void: I don't need anyone. All past attempts to combined the best parts of both has been combining the worst part of both: no freedom of speech and no audience.
- CitrusFruits 5y agoI'd argue it's different because it has better privacy controls. Instead of all your content being public, it's all private and you can share it to a non Slow Social member via email. Additionally, it's a more focused, concentrated experience. Otherwise, feel free to make blog posts. I think blogs are great.
- markstos 5y agoEmail has privacy controls and is decentralized. Just send HTML emails to the friends you want to get it.
- janfoeh 5y agoEmail is push, this is pull. For stuff below the threshold of breaking news ("grandma has passed"), it would feel awfully presumptuous to email people.
- derekzhouzhen 5y agoIt is a sad world when marketers boldly blast emails to us but we feel presumptuous to send emails to each other.
- janfoeh 5y agoWhat marketers do is between them and their conscience. If I want to write about the dozen breakfast dishes from around the world I made during Corona, I do not want to have to wonder if this is worth asking for peoples attention. In a pull model, that point is moot.
- derekzhouzhen 5y agoPrivacy is great; however requiring everyone to login adds frictions, which kill engagement. Anyway, it is always good to see someone challenging the status quo. Good luck.
- CitrusFruits 5y agoYeah, and perhaps it will too much friction in the end. Or maybe it won't be. Either way, time will tell. Thanks for your feedback!