I’ve been Twitter sober now for practically three years. I don’t miss it in any respect. And I don’t plan to affix Mastodon, as a result of if it survives (no assure), the positioning will endure from the identical flaws as Twitter.
Social media is premised on a easy thought: Individual A posts one thing that Individual B will discover helpful. Invariably, Individual A, desirous of extra followers, will attempt to put up issues which can be of curiosity to a much bigger viewers. However in doing so, Individual A will begin pushing the envelope. Individual A, on social media not less than, turns into one thing of a persona. And that persona will differ from how Individual A operates in actuality. Because the persona grows, Individual A will garner critics, who I am going to confer with as Individual C. Individual C will attempt to use Individual A’s platform to extend Individual C’s presence. Individual C interact Individual A–seemingly in good religion–however with a jab within the background. Individual A might reply, not less than initially, till response appears a waste of time. Individual C will fault Individual A for not debating. Finally, Individual A stops replying all collectively, and easily makes use of Twitter to advertise his personal work.
Each profitable media platform begins off on this interval of digital bliss, the place solely a small cadre of individuals in a small social community interact with one another. Fb was launched after I was a junior in school, and it was initially restricted to school college students on sure campuses. It was nice! There was some test on who might take part. However finally Fb opened as much as individuals outdoors the campuses, and finally everybody world wide. It grew to become a lot much less helpful. I additionally bear in mind when Twitter launched. I used to have the ability to learn the entire tweets my buddies wrote. Chronologically, I might simply scroll by means of, and see all of the tweets. That activity is now inconceivable.
When any social media website reaches a crucial mass, it not serves that preliminary function of socialization. So one thing new comes alongside. Nobody can repair that drawback. Not even Elon Tusk.
