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Yes I noticed that chat apps have kinda taken over the role of social media. At least for the usecase of staying in touch with friends. I'm sure why too though
by wolvoleo 2mo ago
Yes I noticed that chat apps have kinda taken over the role of social media. At least for the usecase of staying in touch with friends.
I'm sure why too though, it's because all social media push these algorithmic feeds on us meaning we get bombarded with shit we didn't choose to follow.
With chat apps we can once again communicate with just the people we want without all the crap being shoved in between.
- navane 2mo agoAlso chat is private. We went from public but anonymous to private and unanimous.
- wolvoleo 2mo agoWell on facebook you could originally choose who you wanted to share things with. Not sure if that's still there because I haven't used it in years.
- rcxdude 2mo agoIn theory you could do this with facebook but the defaults matter and they defaulted to sharing very widely. With chat it's obviously and understandably bounded (at least unless a member of the group takes a positive action to forward/copy messages elsewhere, which is not generally very socially accepted to do without some level of permission or least a good reason).