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Long gone is the age where people created content for the sheer fun of it with no monetary expectation. Amongst some age groups this is now an entirely foreign

Long gone is the age where people created content for the sheer fun of it with no monetary expectation. Amongst some age groups this is now an entirely foreign concept, to the point they won’t believe you.

whatamidoingyo 2y ago
Eh, I still do things like that. In fact, I just published an entire free platform for people interested in Stoic philosophy. It has free texts, exercises, a journal, and much more. The thing is, though... people don't care. It currently has 15 users. And I've published it in a few groups with thousands of users... but nobody cared to click the link. Reddit and other communities absolutely refuse to allow you to share anything, even if it's a free product. I can see why people just say F it, and start running ads and go the way of monetization.
- Anthony-G 2y ago
  One of the big problems with how easy it is to generate “content” is that the good stuff easily gets lost among the deluge of dross. Also, there’s no shortage of good quality content being produced so even if you find something good, it may not be the right time for that person. E.g., I checked your Hacker News submissions and found your platform via your Show HN submission.¹ As someone interested in philosophy and the concepts of stoicism, it looks good but unfortunately I’m too busy at the moment and don’t have enough time to engage with it properly so I’ve bookmarked it to come back to it later. ¹ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43214712 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43214712
rkachowski 2y ago
when was this age where people created content for the sheer fun of it?
ziddoap 2y ago
Given your replies throughout this thread, I get the impression that you don't filter or curate anything and just see a few things on the default youtube feed or whatever and judge everything else based on that. There are so many good people, making good content, on several platforms. A bare minimum effort is required, just like when you visit a bookstore you have to take a little bit of time to find the book that is appealing to you.
- JohnMakin 2y ago
  I am a small content creator for the last ten years. You can read into my responses as you’d like, I am controlling my tone a lot here. I dont subscribe to slop feeds

whatamidoingyo 2y ago

Eh, I still do things like that. In fact, I just published an entire free platform for people interested in Stoic philosophy. It has free texts, exercises, a journal, and much more. The thing is, though... people don't care. It currently has 15 users. And I've published it in a few groups with thousands of users... but nobody cared to click the link. Reddit and other communities absolutely refuse to allow you to share anything, even if it's a free product. I can see why people just say F it, and start running ads and go the way of monetization.

Anthony-G 2y ago
One of the big problems with how easy it is to generate “content” is that the good stuff easily gets lost among the deluge of dross. Also, there’s no shortage of good quality content being produced so even if you find something good, it may not be the right time for that person. E.g., I checked your Hacker News submissions and found your platform via your Show HN submission.¹ As someone interested in philosophy and the concepts of stoicism, it looks good but unfortunately I’m too busy at the moment and don’t have enough time to engage with it properly so I’ve bookmarked it to come back to it later. ¹ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43214712 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43214712

rkachowski 2y ago

when was this age where people created content for the sheer fun of it?

ziddoap 2y ago

Given your replies throughout this thread, I get the impression that you don't filter or curate anything and just see a few things on the default youtube feed or whatever and judge everything else based on that. There are so many good people, making good content, on several platforms. A bare minimum effort is required, just like when you visit a bookstore you have to take a little bit of time to find the book that is appealing to you.

JohnMakin 2y ago
I am a small content creator for the last ten years. You can read into my responses as you’d like, I am controlling my tone a lot here. I dont subscribe to slop feeds