How many social network accounts should a person have?
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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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Anꞇóin Ó B.replied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
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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Evan Prodromoureplied to Anꞇóin Ó B. last edited by
@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?
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Johnydon :TheCDN3: he/him last edited by
@Johny28 I made a new FAQ page for you.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
So, first of all, people got *really* hung up on the word "should" here. I added the question to my poll FAQ: https://evanp.me/pollfaq/#should
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
So, on to number of accounts. First, I think the idea that each person should have one account per social network service is bullshit. I should be able to follow people on any social network from whatever account I currently use.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
Second, it's also broken to have one social network account per type of content shared (images, video, audio, documents, ...). We've had social networks that can handle different kinds of content since the mid 2000s. Segmenting networks on content is also bullshit.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
So, I lean toward having just one account. However, I recognize that with other communications media, like email, we tend to have a small number of accounts: one personal, one for work or school, then a couple of throwaways for dating or selling furniture on Craigslist. I think with the roles a person can have a small number, like 2-5, makes the most sense.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
Some people suggested having different accounts for different topics you post about -- music, tech, family, etc. I think this is better handled with addressable lists (send this post to my close friends and family, this one to my electric car friends, this one to my Linux friends, ...). More generally, hashtags can manage this, too. So, I don't think you need different accounts for different topics, unless you need to be able to disavow any connection to the topic (e.g. political or sexual).