How many social network accounts should a person have?
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@evan But it's important to only use one and make people feel ghosted on 10++ other platforms
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A question so simple it's far too brutality hard for me to answer, sorry.
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@pitch can't they just follow you from those platforms
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@barcode tryyyyyyyyy
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@evan I don’t think there should be a general limit. Needs differ from one person to the next.
Personally, I would love to unify everything I have under one identity. That might not be feasible for people who need alt accounts, or just want to break out their online identities into separate contexts.
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@deadsuperhero "6 or more"
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@me anyway, "6 or more"
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Darnell Clayton :verified:replied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@[email protected] Many people have more than 6 as each social network caters to a different area in their lives (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etcetera).
I do not think one social network can do everything & do it well. However, you should be able to follow every social network from a single account. -
@evan I voted 2-5 cause that's what I have, but the real answer is "as many as they want"
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@fifilamoura , well said!
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Aaron Lord :csharp:replied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@evan props to those who said 0!
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I can respect that this is likely a question needing numbers as answers for later analysis.
I just can't read it though without a cacophony of notions, all in a shouting match and none are integers: "Procrustean bed" or "right up at the edge of silver rule violation" or "no man enters the same river twice because..." or "what even counts as a social network?" and none likely contribute usefully to anyone working to make a social network or some part of it better (or better understood).
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@barcode ok. That all sounds exactly like the kind of discussion I like having.
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@evan @fifilamoura Because some people (me!) don't like the idea of publishing their entire lives online to everyone. Separate accounts allows you to compartmentalize your various interests, allowing more focussed conversations with a targetted social group.
My maths friends don't care for my mum's pictures of her holiday, and my mum is well capable of embarrassing me in front of my maths friends!
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Darnell Clayton :verified: last edited by
@darnell so, what did you answer?
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Johnydon :TheCDN3: he/him last edited by
@Johny28 why did you think that was a meaningful part of this question?
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I think the answer for most people is three:
- personal (for friends and family)
- public (personal account that posts publicly)
- professional (public posts where you represent your work profile)I think each account should have the ability have multiple profiles that register outwards as different accounts:
I want 1 account for my personal life, but I want that account in turn to showcase a separate 'family' profile and 'friends' profile, which others perceive as 2 separate accounts
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Johnydon :TheCDN3: he/himreplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@evan I don't understand what the question is asking if "should" isn't meaningful.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Aaron Lord :csharp: last edited by
@devlord why
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@etherdiver why's that? Do you really believe that managing 100 different accounts, say, is good for people?