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One thing I've realized about social media, especially X/Twitter, is that it's not a singular place, that is you can have 4 feeds on twitter from different user

One thing I've realized about social media, especially X/Twitter, is that it's not a singular place, that is you can have 4 feeds on twitter from different users that might as well be different social media platforms. I've noticed if you follow the "Indie Hackers" on X then you will get lots of self promotion (ie. "My startup just hit $X/MRR!!, here's how I did it: substack.com...."). On the other hand there are other places like "Finance X" or "Sports X" where you get deep dives about the state of that space from various people. Moving away from X/Twitter, there's tons of "authentic" content you can find on Youtube, a recent favorite of mine has been watching Peter Santenello[1]. He could be considered a journalist and his whole thing is just going into random communities and talking to people. I especially enjoyed his series about Appalachia and the Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/@PeterSantenello https://www.youtube.com/@PeterSantenello

nullindividual 3y ago
Interesting YouTube channel, looks like it is worth a watch. You'll note even he conforms to the algorithm, though. Just look at all of those video thumbnails with his face.
- passion__desire 3y ago
  If content is this good, I will allow it. Manipulation is good if the end result is in my favour.
Karrot_Kream 3y ago
I'm not sure the "global square" model of Twitter scales well for so many people. Just reading the comments here it seems like a lot of people use Twitter/X defensively. They're constantly scanning for what they think is grift, politics, etc. They have an attitude of "do not disturb me" on X by default. This sort of gruff fatigue is what seems to set in on very large, cacophonous social networks. I also find Youtube to be a lot healthier, probably because not everyone is incentivized to have an opinion, and it's quite easy to ignore the Comments section. I find the Youtube -> Discord pipeline to be great. I'd love to have an open version of this, something like Peertube/Bitchute -> Matrix, but due to the usual reasons FOSS continues to only appeal to small niches.
- selestify 3y ago
  > due to the usual reasons FOSS continues to only appeal to small niches. I’ve noticed this too. What are the usual reasons?
mikrotikker 3y ago
Santenello is so great. I don't understand how he can just go up to randoms and start a conversation.
SleepilyLimping 3y ago
I feel like these conversations condense down to "the death of authenticity... if you want to make money/get mainstream." There's plenty of people doing it for free, but there's a melancholy from people who saw the myth of "being yourself and getting paid well for it" dissolve.
- Veuxdo 3y ago
  Selling Out has been going on forever...
  - syndicatedjelly 3y ago
    Doesn’t mean we all must enjoy it and take part
    - 11101010001100 3y ago
      It's more advertising than anything else at the end of the day.
- coldtea 3y ago
  >the myth of "being yourself and getting paid well for it" dissolve. Well, most people's selves aren't anything that deserves to be paid well for being it. And a lot of people have crappy selves, especially those wanting to be "influencers".

nullindividual 3y ago

Interesting YouTube channel, looks like it is worth a watch. You'll note even he conforms to the algorithm, though. Just look at all of those video thumbnails with his face.

passion__desire 3y ago
If content is this good, I will allow it. Manipulation is good if the end result is in my favour.

Karrot_Kream 3y ago

I'm not sure the "global square" model of Twitter scales well for so many people. Just reading the comments here it seems like a lot of people use Twitter/X defensively. They're constantly scanning for what they think is grift, politics, etc. They have an attitude of "do not disturb me" on X by default. This sort of gruff fatigue is what seems to set in on very large, cacophonous social networks. I also find Youtube to be a lot healthier, probably because not everyone is incentivized to have an opinion, and it's quite easy to ignore the Comments section. I find the Youtube -> Discord pipeline to be great. I'd love to have an open version of this, something like Peertube/Bitchute -> Matrix, but due to the usual reasons FOSS continues to only appeal to small niches.

selestify 3y ago
> due to the usual reasons FOSS continues to only appeal to small niches. I’ve noticed this too. What are the usual reasons?

mikrotikker 3y ago

Santenello is so great. I don't understand how he can just go up to randoms and start a conversation.

SleepilyLimping 3y ago

I feel like these conversations condense down to "the death of authenticity... if you want to make money/get mainstream." There's plenty of people doing it for free, but there's a melancholy from people who saw the myth of "being yourself and getting paid well for it" dissolve.

Veuxdo 3y ago
Selling Out has been going on forever...
- syndicatedjelly 3y ago
  Doesn’t mean we all must enjoy it and take part
  - 11101010001100 3y ago
    It's more advertising than anything else at the end of the day.
coldtea 3y ago
>the myth of "being yourself and getting paid well for it" dissolve. Well, most people's selves aren't anything that deserves to be paid well for being it. And a lot of people have crappy selves, especially those wanting to be "influencers".