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I pop into Google+ occasionally, but I usually regret it. They always blast me with some "what's hot and popular" post by someone who I don't follow, and as oft

I pop into Google+ occasionally, but I usually regret it. They always blast me with some "what's hot and popular" post by someone who I don't follow, and as often as not that post is just some fanboy bitching about how much iPhones suck and every time he is forced to use one for even a few seconds he has a sudden urge to physically vomit. At my undergrad school we had some preacher who used to hang out at a certain spot in the middle of campus and yell at passing students to tell them what sinners they are. Google+'s "what's hot and popular" often feels like the Internet's version of that spot, except it's for those whose religion is based on smartphones. I definitely agree about the interface. Google+ has a beautiful interface for viewing these types of posts. Facebook's interface seems to be a little too optimized for viewing George Takei posts for my taste.

gurkendoktor 14y ago
> just some fanboy bitching about how much iPhones suck Two anecdotes still don't make a a solid point, but this is what made me exclude "popular postings" from my feed. Twitter, which has a similar focus on following celebrities instead of people you know, suffers from the same problem...the top tweets on (German) Twitter sound terribly typical of things that Twitter users would say. I think networks should curate these "highlights" a lot more wisely.
haakon 14y ago
> They always blast me with some "what's hot and popular" post by someone who I don't follow, and as often as not that post is just some fanboy bitching about how much iPhones suck and every time he is forced to use one for even a few seconds he has a sudden urge to physically vomit. At least for me, these posts have gradually changed into embarassing images with trifles about friendship and love, as well as images with pseudoscientific and borderline superstitious claims about health etc. This "facebookification" has lead me to believe that Google+ is now really taking off. Honestly I'd rather have the kneejerk tech rants back.

gurkendoktor 14y ago

> just some fanboy bitching about how much iPhones suck Two anecdotes still don't make a a solid point, but this is what made me exclude "popular postings" from my feed. Twitter, which has a similar focus on following celebrities instead of people you know, suffers from the same problem...the top tweets on (German) Twitter sound terribly typical of things that Twitter users would say. I think networks should curate these "highlights" a lot more wisely.

haakon 14y ago

> They always blast me with some "what's hot and popular" post by someone who I don't follow, and as often as not that post is just some fanboy bitching about how much iPhones suck and every time he is forced to use one for even a few seconds he has a sudden urge to physically vomit. At least for me, these posts have gradually changed into embarassing images with trifles about friendship and love, as well as images with pseudoscientific and borderline superstitious claims about health etc. This "facebookification" has lead me to believe that Google+ is now really taking off. Honestly I'd rather have the kneejerk tech rants back.