[bdangubic]

the irony in all of this, is that if social media were completely eradicated from the world and everyone had a chance to look inward in order to pursue being the very best version of themselves possible, both emotionally and logistically in their career pursuits, imagine the repercussions of this and how it would positively impact our society… but alas, i’m dreaming of a world where that could never exist again.

could not have said it better myself… I quit all social media and I cannot even put in words how much my life has improved since then. not only in personal aspect of not being subjected of nonsense of social media but also my social life has improved immensely. my friends of course are all on social media and any discussion that relates to it that spills into our group chats I am like “no clue and don’t give two shits about it” - glorious existence!

[notnaut]

Is hacker news not social media? Or do you find that it works as a form of social media that is “good” whereas all these other forms you’ve abandoned are “bad?”

If it’s a simple matter like that, what ideas could other social media take from HN to improve?

[spokaneplumb]

No personalized feed driven by anything other than user selections. User identities downplayed. Profiles, but barely. Can’t “follow” people.

If HN is social media, the term’s being used so broadly we’ll need something other term to refer to the kind of thing that Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, et c, are.

[bdangubic]

to add

- no pictures

- no videos

- no adds

- no “for you” feeds

- not owned by US adversary (this is X, Facebook, TikTok (current and new one after the “sale”…) all are owned by people who do not care about Americans and work actively to destroy it)

- no personal shit like “look at my life, I won’t have money for milk but here is a picture from Hawaii

- insane shit gets easily flagged

- no influencers

- …

[uncletaco]

Are you the author on an alt? This article and comment are the first time I've ever seen someone on this website not use capitalization.

[lcnPylGDnU4H9OF]

1) lots of people write like that; it's become a bit of a trend

2) the author did not capitalize "I" when referring to themselves like OP did

[fwsgonzo]

A trend? People never capitalized anything on IRC in the early 90s. The only time I saw it was on forums and other longer forms of text. And then eventually everyone else joined the Internet and more formal writing became the norm. Not wanting to pointlessly capitalize letters is neither here nor there. It doesn't mean anything.

[lcnPylGDnU4H9OF]

That's fair enough but it is actually a style which some people choose for their blog. I'd also note that this post isn't on IRC; perhaps they're eschewing capitalization for some reason other than to communicate in a more natural cadence.

[saltcured]

It was also pretty common in my cohort of Gen X who got on the internet back in the early 90s.

We might blame ee cummings, but it's a bit like blaming William Gibson for every cyberpunk affectation that appears today...

[bdangubic]

I wish I was that eloquent :)