• Lets_Eat_Grandma@lemm.ee
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    23 days ago

    Unfortunately there is still a lot of stuff posted on twitter only. It’s either there or hidden somewhere in the bowels of a discord channel that no one can search.

    The internet is turning into the dark ages where getting information that isn’t manipulated is basically impossible. Didn’t feel so much like this 15 years ago.

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      23 days ago

      +1

      Also Reddit accelerating its decline, just to start… Basically all my preferred niches have turned into fragmented Discord black holes.

      I know we’re on a fediverse lifeboat here, but there are a lot of empty seats.

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        22 days ago

        I think discord is the worst platform. It has the illusion of being free, but it’s made by a for-profit business that has for-profit motives. The ads have only intensified since I started using it and like any product following the MBA line of thought, they need to gain critical mass before tightening down the screws of monetization.

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          22 days ago

          I just despise the format and the intense engagement/attention optimization over just finding what you want. It buries information so you have to spend time in it.