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I'd join, because some people are more interesting than others. It requires a 'sufficient complexity' to be a person others find interesting. Some people's faces invoke a story in the viewers mind. Other people's overall persona, conversation skills, or dress. Less visually obvious interesting people need to create/produce things externally - painting, drawing, books, blogs, equations, code, videos, ... to demonstrate their capability. Though that doesn't necessarily make anyone an interesting person, it's for others to decide. But hasn't all this been going on for millennia? The internet has accelerated the process, lowering the barrier to entry to a few keystrokes. It's a messy Darwinian process, ultimately shaped by a combination of meritocracy and social norms. Complicated by the fact that different people find different things interesting. So, in conclusion, 'interesting peoples' sites exist, such as HN, Medium, Substack, TED, Stack Exchange, even TikTok. Beauty and interestingness is in the eye of the beholder. Like-minded people tend to find each other. To attract interesting people send some content into the ether world. But a site where the gatekeepers is one person or a board, and not a community, is a reflection of the gatekeepers, akin to a gallerist or a curator. |