I think it is time for someone to say this:
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I think it is time for someone to say this:
It's time to ditch #microblogging. It's literally screaming into the void. And here's why.
Every other social form has some kind of physical equivalent:
- #Blogging and long-form videos - public speech.
- #Messaging - good old dialogue.
- #Forum s - literally that, forums! Think Greek democracy - forums are (shorter) speeches responding to each other, that is: a debate!
- Short-form videos - well, they don't, and we all agree they absolutely ruin one's mental health.
But, microblogging? Yelling into the void, mentioning what topic you're yelling about, then hoping someone will reply to you? And then trying to decide who can exist in that void to be able to reply to you? What kind of physical equivalent does this have, tell me?
Social media is an extension of actual, physical interaction. We, as humans, simply aren't designed for social interactions we cannot naturally experience!
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@[email protected] micro blogging = that crazy person screaming about Jesus on a street corner
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Heikki Wileniusreplied to Laxystem (Masto/Glitch) last edited by
@laxla I think there are plenty of material practices, oral or text forms that resemble #microblogging. E.g., forms of graffiti, such as bathroom graffiti. I'm also reminded of how radio stations used to relay short messages sent by listeners before the time of internet.
So I don't think that's a reason to ditch microblogging. Furthermore, I think the Fediverse is as "natural" an experience as a town hall debate. They both are genres of communication that rely on distinct material affordances.
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Laxystem (Masto/Glitch)replied to Heikki Wilenius last edited by [email protected]
@hw interesting point. You're essentially delegating the question to, should we ditch writing on bathroom walls?
A more relevant analogy: SETI - "search for extraterrestrial intelligence". Literally, yelling into the void and hoping for a reply, and that that reply is a good one (i.e. We aren't enslaved, colonized, etc.)
So, you've proved that it's an inherently flawed format of communication. The question, however, remains: should we ditch it? I believe this is entirely subjective, as every threat assessment decision is - especially one that'd only harm yourself.
(as for SETI, we should definitely ditch it. Alien invasions have become so pusedosciencey scientists won't even consider such possibilities; which leads to them recklessly notifying the entirety of the seen universe that we, and the extremely rare planet we live on, exist)
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Laxystem (Masto/Glitch)replied to Laxystem (Masto/Glitch) last edited by
@hw also, radio is more of an analogy to blogging, I'd say.
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Laxystem (Masto/Glitch)replied to Laxystem (Masto/Glitch) last edited by
@hw oh, *sent by listeners!
Haven't noticed that. Well, it's not *natural*, per-se, but I'll let it pass, as it might as well be a public speaker.It's the, "you can't ever tell all the good guys something without the bad guys knowing". Trusting someone else to deliver a message as-is - and hoping that no one you don't want them to happens to hear it.