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> a classic vocal minority Not saying you're right or wrong, but I myself don't want to look at it like it's a competition of the loudest people. I've read so

> a classic vocal minority Not saying you're right or wrong, but I myself don't want to look at it like it's a competition of the loudest people. I've read so many blogs through HN over the last years, and every one of 'em had something interesting to say while also portraying something personal from the author. Whether that's a nice layout, nice color scheme, or even some nice jokes in their bio text. To me, it can not get any more human than this. Pure individuals connecting on a world wide web. By links, by email, by RSS feeds. All without big tech.

eep_social 3y ago
I agree with everything you wrote — what I was trying to communicate is that there’s no shame in not feeling the urge to share as it happens to be that the vast majority of us, like the gp post, don’t but that’s not easy to see or quantify. Aside, I almost wrote “silent majority” but that seemed like it was veering towards politics so I went with vocal minority; I suspect there is a better term out there but I didn’t find it quickly.
- rambambram 3y ago
  I admit I interpreted more in your short post than was there. People definitely should not feel shame for not feeling an urge to share! I still encourage people to share though, because I think a lot of people would like to read personal stuff about topics that interest them. Doesn't even have to be with your name and all next to it, anonymous/pseudonymous homepages are usually possible. Therefor I offer free websites (on a subdomain though) for people that would like to write or post photos about their hobbies. And know that there are way more possibilities to go online, just look at the OP of this thread with a nice SSG.
  - eep_social 3y ago
    > I offer free websites And I am so glad you do! Writing my longer reply I realized that early social media is a strong counterpoint — people absolutely loved to share when the barrier to doing so was low, the platforms hadn’t been given over to commercialization, and it was less obvious that those details were going to be ingested into an advertising profile. It sounds like you offer a bit of that without the motive or intent that turned mainstream social media into what it is and I think that’s great!
    - rambambram 3y ago
      Thanks! Yeah, somewhere between the homepages and webrings of the nineties and the added social functionality of the early social media platforms. Ideally without the platforms and their incentives. The web itself is already a social platform, a social medium. No need for more layers, especially if they ultimately are against my interests. I think RSS still holds the potential to connect individual websites/people, albeit in a slightly (or maybe even fundamental?) different way than the social media platforms do. Question: what would be your number one topic/subject to blog about, other than anything tech related?
      - eep_social 3y ago
        I have no idea! I tend to be more interested in replying than writing top level comments these days.

eep_social 3y ago

I agree with everything you wrote — what I was trying to communicate is that there’s no shame in not feeling the urge to share as it happens to be that the vast majority of us, like the gp post, don’t but that’s not easy to see or quantify. Aside, I almost wrote “silent majority” but that seemed like it was veering towards politics so I went with vocal minority; I suspect there is a better term out there but I didn’t find it quickly.

rambambram 3y ago
I admit I interpreted more in your short post than was there. People definitely should not feel shame for not feeling an urge to share! I still encourage people to share though, because I think a lot of people would like to read personal stuff about topics that interest them. Doesn't even have to be with your name and all next to it, anonymous/pseudonymous homepages are usually possible. Therefor I offer free websites (on a subdomain though) for people that would like to write or post photos about their hobbies. And know that there are way more possibilities to go online, just look at the OP of this thread with a nice SSG.
- eep_social 3y ago
  > I offer free websites And I am so glad you do! Writing my longer reply I realized that early social media is a strong counterpoint — people absolutely loved to share when the barrier to doing so was low, the platforms hadn’t been given over to commercialization, and it was less obvious that those details were going to be ingested into an advertising profile. It sounds like you offer a bit of that without the motive or intent that turned mainstream social media into what it is and I think that’s great!
  - rambambram 3y ago
    Thanks! Yeah, somewhere between the homepages and webrings of the nineties and the added social functionality of the early social media platforms. Ideally without the platforms and their incentives. The web itself is already a social platform, a social medium. No need for more layers, especially if they ultimately are against my interests. I think RSS still holds the potential to connect individual websites/people, albeit in a slightly (or maybe even fundamental?) different way than the social media platforms do. Question: what would be your number one topic/subject to blog about, other than anything tech related?
    - eep_social 3y ago
      I have no idea! I tend to be more interested in replying than writing top level comments these days.