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I wish someone made social media where everyone gets one post every day. Almost no person on this planet has more than one bit of news to share daily with their

by caseyy 2y ago

I wish someone made social media where everyone gets one post every day. Almost no person on this planet has more than one bit of news to share daily with their extended social network — probably not even the countries' leaders. When accounts share every 10 minutes, it's often spam or some inorganic agenda. Oversharing in natural social networks is penalized heavily, and for good reason - with too much noise and little signal, people get overwhelmed, fear missing out, and cannot agree on anything. Communication becomes a detriment and a chore to the social group. The social group expects everyone to think before they speak, not just blabber endlessly, which is healthy. Also, replacing the "Like" button/signal with a "Thanks" signal would be good because it'd be better to build a social network based on what people find helpful rather than on what people approve of. I think this was originally Jack Dorsey's idea, not my own.

Pedro_Ribeiro 2y ago
I think you're just describing BeReal, which went viral but kind of died out.
- cyanydeez 2y ago
  The "problem" with most social media is the same with F2P games: they require whales to keep them relevant
  - caseyy 2y ago
    The critical mass problem is only insurmountable for social media that seeks to connect people globally. Locally, you never notice this problem. For example, in your typical gaming clan Discord server, a tenement building's WhatsApp/email group, or a small town's quarterly town hall meeting. It only takes a handful of people in such social groups for the group to serve its purpose. Indeed, TheFacebook easily reached its critical mass when it was limited to Harvard College. Hacker News would work just as well with 500 monthly readers as it does with 5,000,000+ currently. Whales, celebrity influencers (whether from out-of-network or homegrown celebrities), and other such things are only needed to compete with the social media giants today. But if you don't wish to compete and want to serve a small community, then this is not a problem.
- caseyy 2y ago
  I think BeReal was too restrictive. Considering all the types of content on social media, very little of it is selfies. The goal of that platform is authenticity in a very narrow sense, which is a noble goal.
  - Cthulhu_ 2y ago
    But it being too restrictive was its unique selling point, like how Twitter's limited post length was.
- paavope 2y ago
  At least in my clique in Finland, BeReal is alive and kicking. Definitely nothing like Instagram in terms of popularity, but quite active
  - lutoma 2y ago
    My German circle of friends is also still very active on BeReal.
rvense 2y ago
I'm actually part of a site like this, just a thing a friend of a friend made: - You can write and edit one post at a time. - This post, in whatever form it has then, gets published at 8 in the morning. - You can only see posts for today. All old content gets deleted. - No comments or feedback is possible. - Only symmetric relationships are possible: you can add someone, but they won't see your posts and you won't see their posts until they add you back. - All "friend" discovery is out of band. There are no recommendations, no boosting/retweeting, nothing. This is obviously not a mass medium, but its reductionism gives it some interesting properties that have made me consider what a good social network would be. One post a day is a fantastic idea. (I don't know if they intend for it to be named in public, so I'll refrain.)
- caseyy 2y ago
  It sounds quite minimal and pleasant. I hope the project develops into something available more broadly.
- rightbyte 2y ago
  Sounds like a early classic blog?
  - freedomben 2y ago
    Possibly, although I don't know any classic blogs that deleted their posts after a day or two. That makes a pretty massive difference in how it's used. For example, I wouldn't put much effort into a post that will only be around for a day or two.
- conductr 2y ago
  As a “never post, but catch up on my feed every month or two” type user the lack of an archive makes this product useless but I realize it’s not for me and wouldn’t complain just saying it’s stated as low touch but kind of requires daily use.
  - kevinventullo 2y ago
mikedelfino 2y ago
> social media where everyone gets one post every day That was Fotolog at the beginning of the century.
boutell 2y ago
I had the same idea and built: onepostwonder.com It's been running for over a decade, although the community has always been small. It's currently invite-only, similar to how LiveJournal used to be, but drop tommybgoode@gmail.com a line and mention this post if you'd like to give it a try and I'll send you an invite, which will include invites to give others you'd like to hang out with.
yieldcrv 2y ago
There are, the founder is on this site I know people that have used it for years I forgot the name but its an app that sends you a notification at a random time each day, and it gives you 1 minute of use. If you miss it, you miss it. In that 1 minute you can take a photo where you are right then, and can use the rest of the minute to browse someone else’s series of photos. Just the 1 person you were connected to that day. It just shows how people are living. In real life. I know its changed someone’s trajectory. All of their pictures were in an office cubicle and it pushed them to pursue other things sooner. Retirement in their case, to pursue drum circles and new age things because this was always fulfilling for them, they just kept delaying it beyond the rationality to delay it. After 3 years of doing this, they send you a book of your memories. No timelines or “algorithm” aside from whatever selects the person you get to see.
- angryGhost 2y ago
  sounds similar to BeReal
  - yieldcrv 2y ago
    Minutiae
skizm 2y ago
One of the things that launched snapchat to popularity when it was first out was when DJ Khaled got lost on his jet ski and was posting updates every few minutes to the stories feature (which was a new thing at the time). Real time updates are definitely a feature that people want, for better or worse.
anigbrowl 2y ago
Oversharing in natural social networks is penalized heavily, and for good reason This is a huge problem. If you want to cultivate a large audience, every social network I'm aware of encourages you to post intensively. I've moved to new social networks and ended up unfollowing people I liked because they Would Not Shut Up, deeming it more important to build a following than maintain normal communication.

by caseyy 2y ago

Pedro_Ribeiro 2y ago

I think you're just describing BeReal, which went viral but kind of died out.

cyanydeez 2y ago
The "problem" with most social media is the same with F2P games: they require whales to keep them relevant
- caseyy 2y ago
  The critical mass problem is only insurmountable for social media that seeks to connect people globally. Locally, you never notice this problem. For example, in your typical gaming clan Discord server, a tenement building's WhatsApp/email group, or a small town's quarterly town hall meeting. It only takes a handful of people in such social groups for the group to serve its purpose. Indeed, TheFacebook easily reached its critical mass when it was limited to Harvard College. Hacker News would work just as well with 500 monthly readers as it does with 5,000,000+ currently. Whales, celebrity influencers (whether from out-of-network or homegrown celebrities), and other such things are only needed to compete with the social media giants today. But if you don't wish to compete and want to serve a small community, then this is not a problem.
caseyy 2y ago
I think BeReal was too restrictive. Considering all the types of content on social media, very little of it is selfies. The goal of that platform is authenticity in a very narrow sense, which is a noble goal.
- Cthulhu_ 2y ago
  But it being too restrictive was its unique selling point, like how Twitter's limited post length was.
paavope 2y ago
At least in my clique in Finland, BeReal is alive and kicking. Definitely nothing like Instagram in terms of popularity, but quite active
- lutoma 2y ago
  My German circle of friends is also still very active on BeReal.

rvense 2y ago

I'm actually part of a site like this, just a thing a friend of a friend made: - You can write and edit one post at a time. - This post, in whatever form it has then, gets published at 8 in the morning. - You can only see posts for today. All old content gets deleted. - No comments or feedback is possible. - Only symmetric relationships are possible: you can add someone, but they won't see your posts and you won't see their posts until they add you back. - All "friend" discovery is out of band. There are no recommendations, no boosting/retweeting, nothing. This is obviously not a mass medium, but its reductionism gives it some interesting properties that have made me consider what a good social network would be. One post a day is a fantastic idea. (I don't know if they intend for it to be named in public, so I'll refrain.)

caseyy 2y ago
It sounds quite minimal and pleasant. I hope the project develops into something available more broadly.
rightbyte 2y ago
Sounds like a early classic blog?
- freedomben 2y ago
  Possibly, although I don't know any classic blogs that deleted their posts after a day or two. That makes a pretty massive difference in how it's used. For example, I wouldn't put much effort into a post that will only be around for a day or two.
conductr 2y ago
As a “never post, but catch up on my feed every month or two” type user the lack of an archive makes this product useless but I realize it’s not for me and wouldn’t complain just saying it’s stated as low touch but kind of requires daily use.
- kevinventullo 2y ago

mikedelfino 2y ago

> social media where everyone gets one post every day That was Fotolog at the beginning of the century.

boutell 2y ago

I had the same idea and built: onepostwonder.com It's been running for over a decade, although the community has always been small. It's currently invite-only, similar to how LiveJournal used to be, but drop tommybgoode@gmail.com a line and mention this post if you'd like to give it a try and I'll send you an invite, which will include invites to give others you'd like to hang out with.

yieldcrv 2y ago

There are, the founder is on this site I know people that have used it for years I forgot the name but its an app that sends you a notification at a random time each day, and it gives you 1 minute of use. If you miss it, you miss it. In that 1 minute you can take a photo where you are right then, and can use the rest of the minute to browse someone else’s series of photos. Just the 1 person you were connected to that day. It just shows how people are living. In real life. I know its changed someone’s trajectory. All of their pictures were in an office cubicle and it pushed them to pursue other things sooner. Retirement in their case, to pursue drum circles and new age things because this was always fulfilling for them, they just kept delaying it beyond the rationality to delay it. After 3 years of doing this, they send you a book of your memories. No timelines or “algorithm” aside from whatever selects the person you get to see.

angryGhost 2y ago
sounds similar to BeReal
- yieldcrv 2y ago
  Minutiae

skizm 2y ago

One of the things that launched snapchat to popularity when it was first out was when DJ Khaled got lost on his jet ski and was posting updates every few minutes to the stories feature (which was a new thing at the time). Real time updates are definitely a feature that people want, for better or worse.

anigbrowl 2y ago

Oversharing in natural social networks is penalized heavily, and for good reason This is a huge problem. If you want to cultivate a large audience, every social network I'm aware of encourages you to post intensively. I've moved to new social networks and ended up unfollowing people I liked because they Would Not Shut Up, deeming it more important to build a following than maintain normal communication.