We’re kinda on social media here, so deeper comments might be out of place 😁
I admit, i absolutely love my phone too and don’t go a meter without it with me. But it’s literally the device i couldn’t even fully dream about 30yrs ago. A tiny fraction of this marvel was in my wettest nerd-dreams. And no day passes where i wouldn’t be aware of that.
Yet, beside using lemmy, i never used any social media at all. I don’t even consume Youtube or netflix or whatever.
This massively shrunken attention-span is really noticeable. Not only when seeing youngsters scroll through tons of content, deciding in an instant if this minute that “article” takes, is even worth stop scrolling. It’s palpable in the way it all is made/presented. Videos instantly starting so you might get a hint of interest before scrolling further. It’s horrible, from design to execution to content itself.
And yes, all is just built around selling us shit or sell us to shit.
THIS is not the net i dreamt about and was part of its creation. This is the net that’s ripe for euthanasia and a new start.
Why does everything has to turn to shit when it hits mainstream? (rethorical question sadly)
Oh yeah your group sounds totally rad. And your thought of exchanging good food for the hassles of travel is just totally adorable.
I know meetup, yet it’s not that filled up here (krautland), it’s probably way more valid in the US (i just assume you’re from there).
Besides I’ve grown way too anti-social to even consider trying it. So it’s just a regret that i never did this in my life when i was more social.
We’re kinda on social media here, so deeper comments might be out of place 😁
I admit, i absolutely love my phone too and don’t go a meter without it with me. But it’s literally the device i couldn’t even fully dream about 30yrs ago. A tiny fraction of this marvel was in my wettest nerd-dreams. And no day passes where i wouldn’t be aware of that. Yet, beside using lemmy, i never used any social media at all. I don’t even consume Youtube or netflix or whatever.
This massively shrunken attention-span is really noticeable. Not only when seeing youngsters scroll through tons of content, deciding in an instant if this minute that “article” takes, is even worth stop scrolling. It’s palpable in the way it all is made/presented. Videos instantly starting so you might get a hint of interest before scrolling further. It’s horrible, from design to execution to content itself. And yes, all is just built around selling us shit or sell us to shit.
THIS is not the net i dreamt about and was part of its creation. This is the net that’s ripe for euthanasia and a new start. Why does everything has to turn to shit when it hits mainstream? (rethorical question sadly)
Oh yeah your group sounds totally rad. And your thought of exchanging good food for the hassles of travel is just totally adorable. I know meetup, yet it’s not that filled up here (krautland), it’s probably way more valid in the US (i just assume you’re from there). Besides I’ve grown way too anti-social to even consider trying it. So it’s just a regret that i never did this in my life when i was more social.