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by alexanderjchun 263 days ago
It's definitely difficult to play a game with people who have most of the chips and don't have a good reason to care about how fun the game is when they're gone.

For social media, I want to believe the newer generation is smart enough to want a better platform and I'm optimistic that someone smart enough is going to create a curation algorithm that balances things out. At least I want to take a crack at it at some point.

What's the move for you? US isn't looking too hot I bet. Curious on how people outside the US are adjusting.

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Why do you want a better platform? I hope that people give up on things like social media entirely, meet up in person and socialise properly.

Socialising just doesn't work large-scale on screens. It's like a partial parasocial relationship.

I consider this with a lot of "solutions" that aren't doing a great job, and I'm not sure. Think it's human nature to want more and for things to be better. I've made great friends online and they're the main reason I've been able to keep a grounded look at the world. I definitely should go touch grass though.
I respect that opinion.

I hold quite negative views of social media personally. I don't see how it could be built in a way that could suitably replace in-person socialisation. Perhaps the best idea would be a meet-up arranging app, but then that could be handled in a simple chat application really.