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Random connection died with the uptake of social media. I remember in the early 2000s, chat programs like ICQ, AIM, and MSN Messenger permitted random connectio

Random connection died with the uptake of social media. I remember in the early 2000s, chat programs like ICQ, AIM, and MSN Messenger permitted random connections, and it was fairly common for strangers to make chat requests from a genuine motivation of curiosity. For me, those online connections led to real connections around the world. Nowadays perhaps this niche is filled by online gaming

pzmarzly 3y ago
This was indeed the case, but I recall that even in late 00s there was already a spam problem with this mechanism. OTOH over the years (especially during covid lockdowns) I got a few messages from strangers on FB Messenger and Snapchat, and usually replied to them, and it was fun. However, it was always caused by some FB post/comment or Snapchat story that I posted before. Still, I guess if you have enough bored people, they will find a way to socialize no matter the medium.
Almondsetat 3y ago
Please stop spouting these grandiose claims. Go on Facebook, enter a local group and interact with posts and become active in the community. After a while either people will contact you or people will be nice towards you contacting them.
- Iulioh 3y ago
  You know, i think the problem is in the numbers. The internet is too vast and the people are too interchangable, i have beed banned for stupid reasons in a few comunities. I think a lot of people knows how easy is to be banned from reddit from certain subreddits for example for...no reason? I personally think that permanent bans should not be a thing if not for really specific, grave and repeatet reasons. timed bans (even really long ones) i think are way more effective for incentivize anyone to change behaviour (creating a new account after begin banned is the preferred solution to a perma ban) We lost a lot of humanity in the process.
  - kredd 3y ago
    I don’t ever recall being banned from anything anywhere. Although I’ve heard how some subs ban you if you’re part of some other specific sub, and that’s weird. That being said, I don’t get the logic of wanting to be part of a community that actively doesn’t want you. If I’d get banned from anywhere, I’d just move on. But I am still 100% supportive of banning as some people have genuinely ruined previously fun communities.
    - Iulioh 3y ago
      >I don’t ever recall being banned from anything anywhere. Depends on how many communities you contribute to and how much I guess That being said, I don’t get the logic of wanting to be part of a community that actively doesn’t want you. Bans are not a vote from the comunity, is often an individual or a bot that does the ban >If I’d get banned from anywhere, I’d just move on. But I am still 100% supportive of banning Ban=new account Suspension=wait it out and effectively get a punishment
  - BlueTemplar 3y ago
    Were these communities using Reddit ? It seems to be basically designed to make netiquette hard (more charitably : they designed it by assuming that people would give up on netiquette, which does seem to happen as a community gets larger). It's one of the reasons I'm boycotting it now, but also being wary of too similar looking alternatives like Lemmy.
- kjqgqkejbfefn 3y ago
  The claims is not as grandiose as your demand for it to stop
- h0l0cube 3y ago
  Just like family and friendship groups, Facebook groups are silos like local areas, hobbies, political leanings etc. ICQ requests really were surprising connections
melagonster 3y ago
MoRPG is not popular in current world. I trust most of people just want social media.

pzmarzly 3y ago

This was indeed the case, but I recall that even in late 00s there was already a spam problem with this mechanism. OTOH over the years (especially during covid lockdowns) I got a few messages from strangers on FB Messenger and Snapchat, and usually replied to them, and it was fun. However, it was always caused by some FB post/comment or Snapchat story that I posted before. Still, I guess if you have enough bored people, they will find a way to socialize no matter the medium.

Almondsetat 3y ago

Please stop spouting these grandiose claims. Go on Facebook, enter a local group and interact with posts and become active in the community. After a while either people will contact you or people will be nice towards you contacting them.

Iulioh 3y ago
You know, i think the problem is in the numbers. The internet is too vast and the people are too interchangable, i have beed banned for stupid reasons in a few comunities. I think a lot of people knows how easy is to be banned from reddit from certain subreddits for example for...no reason? I personally think that permanent bans should not be a thing if not for really specific, grave and repeatet reasons. timed bans (even really long ones) i think are way more effective for incentivize anyone to change behaviour (creating a new account after begin banned is the preferred solution to a perma ban) We lost a lot of humanity in the process.
- kredd 3y ago
  I don’t ever recall being banned from anything anywhere. Although I’ve heard how some subs ban you if you’re part of some other specific sub, and that’s weird. That being said, I don’t get the logic of wanting to be part of a community that actively doesn’t want you. If I’d get banned from anywhere, I’d just move on. But I am still 100% supportive of banning as some people have genuinely ruined previously fun communities.
  - Iulioh 3y ago
    >I don’t ever recall being banned from anything anywhere. Depends on how many communities you contribute to and how much I guess That being said, I don’t get the logic of wanting to be part of a community that actively doesn’t want you. Bans are not a vote from the comunity, is often an individual or a bot that does the ban >If I’d get banned from anywhere, I’d just move on. But I am still 100% supportive of banning Ban=new account Suspension=wait it out and effectively get a punishment
- BlueTemplar 3y ago
  Were these communities using Reddit ? It seems to be basically designed to make netiquette hard (more charitably : they designed it by assuming that people would give up on netiquette, which does seem to happen as a community gets larger). It's one of the reasons I'm boycotting it now, but also being wary of too similar looking alternatives like Lemmy.
kjqgqkejbfefn 3y ago
The claims is not as grandiose as your demand for it to stop
h0l0cube 3y ago
Just like family and friendship groups, Facebook groups are silos like local areas, hobbies, political leanings etc. ICQ requests really were surprising connections

melagonster 3y ago

MoRPG is not popular in current world. I trust most of people just want social media.