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So how do you update or replace facebook with more meaningful interaction? And no snarky, just delete it, comments. I mean seriously? There are many people on

by wh-uws 13y ago

So how do you update or replace facebook with more meaningful interaction? And no snarky, just delete it, comments. I mean seriously? There are many people on my facebook whose content I consume but dont interact with. And I know that it happens to me as well and is where the loneliness comes from. How do you fix that without being creepy and showing all who've seen everything you post (which facebook tracks as it is surfaced in groups)?

1qaz2wsx3edc 13y ago
I tend to invite people out for beers or coffee on occasion.
tokenizer 13y ago
Short answer? You appreciate context over content. Anything and everything can be content. But not everything can be contextually meaningful. Take what I had for diner. Should I post that on HN? Absolutely not. Not contextually relevant. What about a blog post on Angular JS modules? Now that makes sense. If facebook has a context like HN, or a meaningful way of identifying it like Reddit, then it has been lost on me. I mean, facebook's context is that it's an address book for your local social group right? So that must mean the context is contextually dependent on that right? I don't think that's 100% true. Facebook imparts it's own context. Which is basically sharing is caring. So it's context is basically content! Long answer? Not sure...
- enraged_camel 13y ago
  >>If facebook has a context like HN, or a meaningful way of identifying it like Reddit, then it has been lost on me. Facebook's context can be perfectly described using the idiom, "Keeping up with the Jonases." Just like people in real life try to impress their friends and coworkers with nice cars, big houses, fast motorcycles, shiny gadgets, etc. people on Facebook try to impress their Facebook friends with pretty pictures, funny videos, interesting articles, and clever status updates.

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So how do you update or replace facebook with more meaningful interaction? And no snarky, just delete it, comments. I mean seriously? There are many people on

by wh-uws 13y ago

1qaz2wsx3edc 13y ago
I tend to invite people out for beers or coffee on occasion.
tokenizer 13y ago
Short answer? You appreciate context over content. Anything and everything can be content. But not everything can be contextually meaningful. Take what I had for diner. Should I post that on HN? Absolutely not. Not contextually relevant. What about a blog post on Angular JS modules? Now that makes sense. If facebook has a context like HN, or a meaningful way of identifying it like Reddit, then it has been lost on me. I mean, facebook's context is that it's an address book for your local social group right? So that must mean the context is contextually dependent on that right? I don't think that's 100% true. Facebook imparts it's own context. Which is basically sharing is caring. So it's context is basically content! Long answer? Not sure...
- enraged_camel 13y ago
  >>If facebook has a context like HN, or a meaningful way of identifying it like Reddit, then it has been lost on me. Facebook's context can be perfectly described using the idiom, "Keeping up with the Jonases." Just like people in real life try to impress their friends and coworkers with nice cars, big houses, fast motorcycles, shiny gadgets, etc. people on Facebook try to impress their Facebook friends with pretty pictures, funny videos, interesting articles, and clever status updates.