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One thing I like about social media via desktop? Opening a new tab for things. ("I'd like to read the comments on this one... but also stay here in the main f
by MilnerRoute 1y ago
One thing I like about social media via desktop? Opening a new tab for things. ("I'd like to read the comments on this one... but also stay here in the main feed and keep my place.")
So I hate how X.com (on desktop) makes it hard to open things in a new tab. (Like "Trending Topics", or even the original post that someone's reposted.)
Also, on my phone lately Threads has started doing this really terrible thing where the sound auto-plays on every single video as you scroll past it. I can control things like that on my desktop better. And in general on desktop your screen is bigger.
But also, if someone posts a video on YouTube, sometimes I'll want to see it on YouTube (so I can see the date and who posted it and how long it is...) Maybe that's the larger theme here. You have more controls on desktop than you do on your phone - and more options. (Like if a piece of news looks fishing, I can instantly open a new tab and see if it's being discussed by other credible sites...)