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The lack of emphasis on video. The iPhone is a portable movie studio that occasionally can send messages or make phone calls (poorly). If social media was sti
by wannacboatmovie 3y ago
The lack of emphasis on video.
The iPhone is a portable movie studio that occasionally can send messages or make phone calls (poorly).
If social media was still largely text based, BB would be a more efficient device. Unfortunately, it has morphed into a shallow, rich media platform. What gets attention: TikTok dreck, Britney Spears and her wild Instagram videos, not elegant prose. We as a society can't look away from the trainwreck.
- SoftTalker 3y agoI don't disagree, but still it's weird to me. I don't think I've ever sent anyone a video on my phone, I've hardly even recorded any. And I'm usually annoyed when I receive one. And I don't use social media at all. I suppose I'm the weird one.
- AlotOfReading 3y agoIt's hard to imagine a more text heavy social media site than HN, but even here I'd rather have a touchscreen. I don't spend the majority of my time typing, I spend it reading with the occasional comment here and there. An adequate writing experience in exchange for a better reading experience is exactly the right tradeoff to make for almost every use case.
- tempest_ 3y agoIt is now but the first iphone only had a 2MP camera and did not even have 3g. Personally I think Swype and they keyboards like it is what did it in. The people here think they could type fast with a blackberry/ physical keyboard but I bet if they went back they would find the couldnt keep up with basic swype gestures.