Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one's posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.

Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one’s posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.

  • tburkhol@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The absence of a running karma total is a surprisingly powerful difference. I do still look back at old posts, and it’s nice when there’s votes, but without the little number next to a name or when I mouse-over a profile, there’s no motivation to be the first in a thread to repost a cliche joke or to ragebait for fake internet points.

    • RagnarokOnline@reddthat.comEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I think the “not having to be first” is what is so powerful.

      I know that if I comment on a post from a few days ago on a populated community, I’ll likely at least get a reply from OP, if not a bunch of other people finding my comment and replying as well.

      It’s like Lemmy is the nice, small-town version of Reddit (which is probably more similar to Gary Indiana).