Discussion
Social media is important. It’s not pointless gossip or just a waste of time. It’s the news and information distribution system of our world.
We can build things like the wikipedia, like the fedi OR we can keep pretending it’s all just a side game, unserious and not worth the effort of making it good. We can say “it’s just how I relax” as these powerful people plan out our reeducation to better serve the consolidation and concentration of their power.
Am I an alarmist? I am alarmed.
Social networks, the communities, are important. They turned to social media because the companies building SNS realized that by becoming media instead of networks they can tap into advertising revenue streams. We'd be better off if social media died and social networks returned.
@futurebird
I call it #DemocracyOfReach.
imo "social networking" is more about private groups, friends and family ala FB.
but decentralized "social media" promises the public that we can regain control over our collective attention. that via boosts, we can decide together what info, ideas and art goes viral. not corporate media, big tech or advertisers (including politicians spending donor cash). it's revolutionary.
it's not microblogging but our social news feed. build AP into everything.
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