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> No amount of platforming will fix this. The problem with social media is precisely the platform, it ranks what keeps people addicted, seeing more ads. Creato
by visarga 7mo ago
> No amount of platforming will fix this.
The problem with social media is precisely the platform, it ranks what keeps people addicted, seeing more ads. Creators conform to the Algorithm and produce slop to capture some of that scarce attention. Nobody cares about users. Same shit happens on Google Search, YouTube, Amazon Search, Google Store, App Store... all platforms produce shitty feeds and search results. And before them we had TV and newspapers as slop making platforms.
- reactordev 7mo agoAhh yes, the “It’s always been this way” argument. I was wondering if it was going to show its ugly head. The difference now is ANYONE can become a TV station. A newspaper. A radio talk show. While I’m all for allowing anyone to do anything, I’m also a fan of curation and quality over quantity. Social media has no value. Because it values nothing.