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I would love if we went back to more personal websites, but I don't see what the catalyst would be. Google reader is a good point, it's been 10 years since it's

by t_mann 4y ago

I would love if we went back to more personal websites, but I don't see what the catalyst would be. Google reader is a good point, it's been 10 years since it's gone and we still don't have any replacement in the sense that it's something that non-technical people at large would be aware of it. Heck, most people don't know what RSS is. Look at Wix, WordPress,... - setting up your own site has never been easier, yet so few people do it. In reality, we're moving to ever simpler UX solutions - TikTok doesn't even require searching for and connecting with friends before you get your dopamin kicks. The next big network will probably be one that's figured out how to continuously serve people personalized content without them having to actively like anything or make active choices (maybe using pupil dilation or whatever).

HeckFeck 4y ago
> TikTok doesn't even require searching for and connecting with friends before you get your dopamin kicks It is a shame this is how it went. Despite the many ills of social media when I was coming of age, the connecting with friends and sharing random comments was what made it worth the time. It was just another medium of interaction in my friendships. If I went back on to facebook, I'd still find long threads from those formative days. Now, the human touch is even further buried amid the endlessly funnelled consumption. I want to be an optimist and say this will strike a peak and we'll go rolling back down the hill to user-centred websites again.