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should we ban social media? (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by thisfro@slrpnk.net to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
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While watching the video I couldn't stop thinking about the fediverse. It's basically self-organized social-media. While it is far from perfect it is so much better than the corporate alternative in terms of relevant content. I'm just sad that basically nobody I know personally actually uses the fediverse...

https://piped.video/watch?v=AuZgTAW1QvA

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[-] Nougat@fedia.io 54 points 3 months ago

I'm just sad that basically nobody I know personally actually uses the fediverse

oooOOOooooo look at this one, they know people personally.

[-] thisfro@slrpnk.net 13 points 3 months ago

lmao

But don't confuse this with me having friends tho ;)

[-] metaStatic@kbin.earth 5 points 3 months ago

wouldn't dream of it

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 3 months ago

Eh I knew one person who used Reddit before.

These sites just aren’t the same as social media like fb, insta, etc. in terms of mass appeal.

[-] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah but same here, I know many people on the fediverse, but from the like 0,0001% of people that use it.

And having no algorithm sucks completely.

Platforms like Mastodon make nearly no sense without one, as everyone is just throwing garbage into the void.

[-] Alk@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I prefer having no algorithm. I find what and who I want, and I organize it myself. It feels like the old internet.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 7 points 3 months ago

And you might even - wait for it - come across things that you weren't expecting to, or don't fully agree with. Being exposed to ideas like that is much healthier than being fed what an algorithm decides will elicit engagement from you.

[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

That's not at all obvious to me. I think recommendation algorithms are much more likely to provide you content you dont agree with than you're to search for it yourself.

[-] thisfro@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago

Kind of true, but for me it's often just stupid stuff, not things that actually challenge my ideas

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