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where there are ads
where there is propaganda
there is value in resisting
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+1 taterhole
meta’s charter is to be the “world’s town square”, google / youtube routinely dodges monopoly cases by asserting they're an ads company instead of a search or video company, beyond just collecting a lot of data about users these platforms are designed to captivate a large number of users to farm a large amount of data about
beyond the effect that has on their recommendation algorithms that makes them so much more potent than print or word-of-mouth in terms of “conversions”; it makes them *where* you go to look at / for your interests. the mass of these platforms pulls every single one of us to them, and has so severely neutralized alternatives that every single person active on the social internet is either entirely or primarily “influenced” by the social internet. only *then* are the hypereffective recommendations pointed at us show us stuff that would be a safe bet we’d be inclined towards so (maybe) we buy it
and maybe we do bc what’s the alternative, magazines?
Jan 17, 2025
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there is lowkey an unbelievable crisis in tech literacy atm, and working on the projects that i have over the last year has driven that home for me like nothing else. once upon a time, understanding how a computer worked was a precondition for using one. it isn’t anymore, and that is so unimaginably dangerous.
the total helplessness i’ve seen (some) people express in response to tech’s recent rightward turn has been deeply unmooring. i see people all the time who genuinely do not understand how the platforms and devices that *govern their entire lives* operate on a basic level. “the kids” didn’t become computer wizards - instead, the devices got good enough that they could abstract all of their actual functionality away from you.
the amount of power and control knowing even a little bit about digital technology can give you is immense. learn about http. learn about rss. learn about how servers operate. learn the absolute basics of programming. far dumber people than you are doing it every day in silicon valley, and they (and their bosses) are using those skills against you.
Jan 28, 2025
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journaling, vlogging, thinking out loud
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ask a friend to talk
needing attention is not a bad thing <3
Dec 25, 2023
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FIND A PRIEST TO CONFIRM YOU
Dec 20, 2023
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Name change (something shorter and more poignant)
Posting on people’s walls (maybe this is a bad idea bc some people can be mean)
More customizable profile options (not too much tho, customizable color pallets and additional moving graphics to the stars, simple stuff that still keeps the unified look of the site)
Clear organization of posts based on their topics, maybe being able to post to boards (so many emojis can mean the same thing)
All of this to say I love this website
Nothing has made me feel closer to the internet I grew up with
No big corps or mindless distractions, just people <3
Dec 26, 2023