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Watching this video from Mina Le about the current state of social media, and I have to say, I've really been feeling a lot of nostalgia for the era of social media from 2010-2019 or so. It seemed like a totally different world. I think it's one of the reasons I found myself attracted to Pi.FYI--it reminded me of this now-halcyon era of the internet when it felt more like a cloud of folks sharing what they loved and kind of blogdumping, before the rise of rage-fueled algorithms and the consolidation of major social media outlets into the hands of 2-3 companies.
Feb 20, 2025
I know I might be preaching to the choir here but social media is so tired, corny and played out. If I’m gonna end up feeling awful, both physically and mentally, WHY ON EARTH AM I WILLINGLY SPENDING HOURS OF MY DAY ON IT.
I’ve spent the past 2 weeks without social media except this one, Pinterest, Substack, and Letterbox. These 4 apps are actually fun to me, mostly because they don’t demand my attention for more than 10 minutes, which is honestly enough time to get through the week. Good morning, Good evening and Good night.
I ❤️ Drew Gooden
Mar 1, 2025
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In my mind, there is a difference.
Social media is for creating content, broadcasting, audience-building, whereas social networks are more about connection, relationship, and community.
— Content versus Conversation
I'm less keen on social media. I don't need more media. And the media I'm finding on social platforms is going to be a lower, cheaper, dumber quality than what I'll probably encounter elsewhere.
Thumbs down to more content. Thumbs up to people.
I dream of a social network that's free from self-promo, ads, memes, asinine video, AI anything, look-at-me bravado.
But maybe it's all social media.
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P.S. — PI.FYI is awesome.
Nov 1, 2024
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This zine by Juliana Sekai on YouTube.
I consider this app one of my digital safe spaces 🙂↕️ I’ve been trying to reclaim my space online and don’t rely on likes or algorithms to enjoy my time online.
Feb 1, 2025
I like to draw the covers of the albums I listen to every week and write down my favorite songs.
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