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true social network - I choose my network - I never see anything (literally) that isn’t a post from someone in my network - full stop - post are chronologica

true social network - I choose my network - I never see anything (literally) that isn’t a post from someone in my network - full stop - post are chronological that’s it. I have been off all social media platforms since 2017 but would “return” if true social network existed. there isn’t one anymore, the best description of what we have currently are ad networks, there is nothing social about today’s social networks to the point that it really makes no sense that we still refer to them as social

kocial 2mo ago
So, - a closed social network, where you see what you follow. - posts are usually chronological unless some posts are muted/promoted. That's a very common thing; many social networks already have: On Facebook/Twitter, you see what you add/follow.
- krapp 2mo ago
  Not entirely - both Facebook and Twitter also show you "suggested" content and contacts and quoted/reposted content from people outside of your network. Social media algorithms are designed to maximize engagement and encourage adding to your social graph. OP seems to be suggesting a social network where algorithmic feeds don't even exist and all content is whitelisted. I want to suggest federated social media like Mastodon, which is pretty close but it still has boosts and quote tweets, although you can turn them off in your settings.
  - kocial 2mo ago
    - Interesting; so see what you follow and cut the other crap. - Mastodon is cool, but I'm not sure what its future is.
    - krapp 2mo ago
      Mastodon will stick around for as long as people want it to, I don't see it disappearing any time soon. It isn't a centralized platform beholden to shareholders so growth isn't a priority. Individual instances are another issue, however. People like to point out instances disappearing because of "drama" but far more likely is that smaller instances shut down because they can't afford to keep running.
neom 2mo ago
http://meepr.co/ http://meepr.co/
- kocial 2mo ago
  Try https://qocial.com https://qocial.com :)

kocial 2mo ago

So, - a closed social network, where you see what you follow. - posts are usually chronological unless some posts are muted/promoted. That's a very common thing; many social networks already have: On Facebook/Twitter, you see what you add/follow.

krapp 2mo ago
Not entirely - both Facebook and Twitter also show you "suggested" content and contacts and quoted/reposted content from people outside of your network. Social media algorithms are designed to maximize engagement and encourage adding to your social graph. OP seems to be suggesting a social network where algorithmic feeds don't even exist and all content is whitelisted. I want to suggest federated social media like Mastodon, which is pretty close but it still has boosts and quote tweets, although you can turn them off in your settings.
- kocial 2mo ago
  - Interesting; so see what you follow and cut the other crap. - Mastodon is cool, but I'm not sure what its future is.
  - krapp 2mo ago
    Mastodon will stick around for as long as people want it to, I don't see it disappearing any time soon. It isn't a centralized platform beholden to shareholders so growth isn't a priority. Individual instances are another issue, however. People like to point out instances disappearing because of "drama" but far more likely is that smaller instances shut down because they can't afford to keep running.

neom 2mo ago

http://meepr.co/ http://meepr.co/

kocial 2mo ago
Try https://qocial.com https://qocial.com :)