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All the like/share/upvote stuff makes the internet much less authentic. Imagine going to a party where everyone offers a thumbs up/thumbs down whenever you fin
by 0xDEAFBEAD 1y ago
All the like/share/upvote stuff makes the internet much less authentic. Imagine going to a party where everyone offers a thumbs up/thumbs down whenever you finish a sentence. Do you anticipate making any close friends at this party?
- o11c 1y agoIronically, I've replied to several people using physical thumbs up/down recently. This can be caused by several variations on voice not being viable at the moment: * sore throat * eating * having another conversation * context demands silence (often requires the question to be nonverbal somehow, but not e.g. if the context is "sleeping baby right next to me") * noisy room (often asymmetric) * target is deaf
- viridian 1y agoI use nonverbals frequently as well, but I think what 0xDEAFBEAD is getting at is more like if everyone were to walk around with a touch display hanging from a lanyard where you could like or dislike every comment. The simulacrum would cheapen the real experience by its very presence.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 1y agoExactly. These metrics are supposed to help filter for "quality", but popularity isn't that great as a proxy for quality, and the metrics have the side effect of turning social interaction into a constant status competition. https://xcancel.com/AliceFromQueens/status/1128035633727930370 https://xcancel.com/AliceFromQueens/status/11280356337279303...
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