i use Instagram 20 minutes a week to look at (and exchange forwards of) sheebs, alpacas, and guinea pigs eating bananas. The other day i clicked on the search button and i saw an enormous snail thing running on a treadmill. Fuck instagram!
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 17:43 (two years ago) link
i like insta for art, thirst, interior design
twitter for the takes, i mostly read tho i don't really engage
fb i don't use anymore, my network was mostly family and high school people so i ducked out 5 years ago
― marcos, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 17:57 (two years ago) link
insta really sucks tho how it exists isolated from the rest of the web
― marcos, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 17:58 (two years ago) link
Apparently Facebook's changing its name - any guesses?
― kinder, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 18:38 (two years ago) link
forkbork
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 18:38 (two years ago) link
mindbook
― John Stockton buying a used car from (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 18:43 (two years ago) link
I Face Everything
― kinder, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 18:46 (two years ago) link
MyFace
― Kim Kimberly, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 18:50 (two years ago) link
Megacorp
― John Stockton buying a used car from (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 19:00 (two years ago) link
it's gotta be something both twee and impossibly arrogant, like 'alphabet'
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 19:02 (two years ago) link
'townsquare' or some such
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link
imagine telling the writers of 'terminator' in 1985 that actually cyberdyne systems will be called .... "google" as in google eyes
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 19:11 (two years ago) link
in the distant year of 2042, the remaining scraps of humanity has united together to try to survive against the evil corporation...Spaghetti Soup?
― John Stockton buying a used car from (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 19:21 (two years ago) link
I don't understand the Instagram hatred, but I know I'm using Instagram "wrong" in that basically everyone I follow is either a jazz musician or someone posting pictures of jazz records. Or dogs. And I never watch anyone's "stories".
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 19:43 (two years ago) link
the nice thing about stories is that they go away. i do all my work in progress stuff on there and then use the normal posts for things that are "finished" (or when i'm "extremely drunk")
― John Stockton buying a used car from (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 20:21 (two years ago) link
Mailchimp begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.
― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 20:28 (two years ago) link
I follow a lot of people on IG— old friends from high school and college, poets, musicians, visual artists, chefs, mycologists, geologists, rock climbers, leftist shitposting accounts, rare booksellers, literary presses, magazines, etc. I take breaks a few times a year, but for the most part, I find it to be a pretty decent place for communicating with people and such.
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 20:44 (two years ago) link
facerovi
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 21 October 2021 01:04 (two years ago) link
I find Instagram to be a nice middle ground between Facebook and Twitter in terms of absorbable content, and there's less pressure to interact at all in general which I like
― Nhex, Thursday, 21 October 2021 01:16 (two years ago) link
I drew the line at Twitter and IG came after that so
FB is a garbage fire as well, just a matter of time
my takeaway: have a text or email contact for anyone you might wanna talk to online and/or IRL
― Communist Hockey Goblin (sleeve), Thursday, 21 October 2021 03:52 (two years ago) link
I used to use Instagram to post photos of cocktails that I made at home, and most of the accounts that I followed were bars, bartenders, and other home mixologists, and then a small handful of friends. So it was all fairly tolerable, though when I lost interest in the cocktail-photo project, I lost interest in the platform altogether.
― jaymc, Thursday, 21 October 2021 03:58 (two years ago) link
Yup, OTM. I maintain we need a social network for music. One that really works well and lets artists, DJs and fans share and collaborate with each other, share events and new music aetc; possibly with a primitive DAW or four track built into it or something. Bandcamp is fine as an ecommerce site and Soundcloud is.... well, it serves a purpose, but I would love an audio equivalent of Instagram.― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 21 October 2021 00:52 (thirteen hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 21 October 2021 00:52 (thirteen hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
it's been well over a decade and still nothing has filled the void that myspace left. despite its multifarious issues it really was the best and most fun space for sharing music and potentially building up a following
soundcloud had promise but once it became clear that the devs were unwilling to seriously control the proliferation of bot profiles i deleted my account
insta is p popular among more conventional instrumentalists and performers, i think. so like you get guitar players or whomever uploading 30 second video clips of some raw shreddage or whatevs
twitter is really good atm especially since so much stuff migrated over from tumblr. annoying that they now force you to have an account in order to read threads, really testing my impulse control not to start posting
― missingNO, Thursday, 21 October 2021 05:24 (two years ago) link
As I've complained about ad nauseam in the Twitter C/D thread, you can get rid of the login popup by clearing your Twitter cookies regularly
On that note I haven't been able to view anyone's Instagram in a long time because they now seem to require a login that i don't have. I get hit with a login screen no matter what. If a restaurant used it as their website I guess I would not go to that reataurant
― ✖, Thursday, 21 October 2021 11:10 (two years ago) link
www.picuki.com/profile/USERNAMEis useful for grabbing instagram images.― Kim Kimberly, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 23:33 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
is useful for grabbing instagram images.
― Kim Kimberly, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 23:33 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
usually works, if not google username + "insta viewer" or similar
― missingNO, Thursday, 21 October 2021 11:56 (two years ago) link
This x1000.
― pplains, Thursday, 21 October 2021 15:02 (two years ago) link
Grocerygroin at ilx.com
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 October 2021 18:18 (two years ago) link
I follow a few people on Bandcamp, including our very own Ned Raggett.
If anything, Bandcamp is exactly the sort of not-social social music site I want— people will send me their profiles, I share mine, and if one gets notifications and such, it's pretty easy to put filters on the email so 99% of the emails go to a Bandcamp folder. I check it every week or so....
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Thursday, 21 October 2021 21:56 (two years ago) link
I don't see much lifestyle stuff on Instagram that would make me jealous. The closest to a bad feeling on there is a little sadness at seeing friends who moved to different parts of the country over the years so we can't hang out regularly except via messages. OTOH, without some kind of social media we'd be in even less contact and I wouldn't see video of them taking up competitive sailing or sonogram photos or etc..
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 21 October 2021 22:01 (two years ago) link
instagram: "now you can create and share posts directly from your computer"
omg
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Thursday, 21 October 2021 23:14 (two years ago) link
It's weird that you can't reshare other people's posts on your Insta but you can in Facebook and you can't like or react to people''s stories in Insta but you can in Facebook. There's so much you can't do in Insta unless you have a separate app.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Friday, 22 October 2021 08:51 (two years ago) link
Like, I just want to help my friend promote their radio show by reposting the macro they made for it, but I can't actually do that. So basically all Insta content is first-party, is that the idea?
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Friday, 22 October 2021 08:52 (two years ago) link
You can absolutely share it by either using a re-post app, screenshotting it and sharing that screenshot, or sharing it in your stories.
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Friday, 22 October 2021 13:29 (two years ago) link
you can do that but I understand why it's not built into the platform, that wasn't the original intention of instagram. I imagine they will shove that in at some point though and then instagram will become much worse. what is good about instagram is that it is basically a personal platform; content IS first party; things don't really go 'viral' ON instagram.
― akm, Friday, 22 October 2021 14:56 (two years ago) link
your friends must not load up their stories with reposted videos of pottery techniques, wacky houses, "TONIGHT!!!" event postings, TikTok type videos where people send up their parents' old-fashioned ways, astrology content, viral cat videos, viral dog videos,
― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Friday, 22 October 2021 15:04 (two years ago) link
My Facebook wall has had a picture of a wrench and "Something went wrong. This may be because of a technical error that we're working to get fixed. Try reloading this page" for like a week and a half now.
Even though FB is 98% garbage, and even though I can access friends' pages and see stuff that way, I'd still like to fix it. Has anyone had this problem and fixed it? None of the solutions I've found online work.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Friday, 22 October 2021 16:12 (two years ago) link
akm, things absolutely go viral on instagram. you just don't follow the right meme pages, or follow people that repost them.
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Friday, 22 October 2021 16:24 (two years ago) link
i'd say if you don't see things go viral on instagram, you're probably following the right people
― John Stockton buying a used car from (Karl Malone), Friday, 22 October 2021 16:34 (two years ago) link
otm. god bless my friends but they really love reposting internet stuff in a way i don't think will ever feel natural to me.
― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Friday, 22 October 2021 16:58 (two years ago) link
it's because you're a poster!
― John Stockton buying a used car from (Karl Malone), Friday, 22 October 2021 17:01 (two years ago) link
true, I actually don't look at stories at all unless someone tells me to. I find them annoying. Instagram for me is essentially endless photos of dogs.
― akm, Friday, 22 October 2021 17:04 (two years ago) link
i treat instagram posts like my public-facing "work" self, finished things, official announcements, pictures of myself where i look ok. i treat stories like my friends are reading, or people who are interested in my art - work in progress stuff, jokes, dumb polls, occasional close-up of things that look like assholes, etc
― John Stockton buying a used car from (Karl Malone), Friday, 22 October 2021 17:14 (two years ago) link
some days I forget to post on FB, and almost every day, I don't read, and I'm always happier.
essentially using Messenger and using it to keep track of events at this point, as well as communicate with the cast of the show I'm doing now (cos they refuse to use traditional email, meh)
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Friday, 22 October 2021 17:17 (two years ago) link
I never read Facebook, and use a plug-in so i don't see the feed at all.
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Friday, 22 October 2021 17:35 (two years ago) link
I don't see much lifestyle stuff on Instagram that would make me jealous. The closest to a bad feeling on there is a little sadness at seeing friends who moved to different parts of the country over the years so we can't hang out regularly except via messages. OTOH, without some kind of social media we'd be in even less contact and I wouldn't see video of them taking up competitive sailing or sonogram photos or etc.. ― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, October 21, 2021 6:01 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
It's weird that you can't reshare other people's posts on your Insta but you can in Facebook and you can't like or react to people''s stories in Insta but you can in Facebook. There's so much you can't do in Insta unless you have a separate app.― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Friday, October 22, 2021 4:51 AM (nine hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Friday, October 22, 2021 4:51 AM (nine hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Nhex, Friday, 22 October 2021 17:56 (two years ago) link
https://slate.com/technology/2021/10/horror-of-facebook.html
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 30 October 2021 20:06 (two years ago) link
very cool!
Lmao oh they're doing this now pic.twitter.com/GoVhTKTPyC— Teddie (@TeddieRedder) February 16, 2022
― concentrating on Rationality (the book) (will), Wednesday, 16 February 2022 16:23 (two years ago) link
I don't know where to put this so I'm putting it here.
https://i.imgur.com/FyKAI2q.png
― pplains, Tuesday, 7 June 2022 17:21 (one year ago) link
Oh my god
― Gymnopédie Pablo (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 7 June 2022 17:25 (one year ago) link
I'm signed up with a couple of ghostwriting companies so occasionally I get offers to pitch projects. This one just landed in my inbox:
Masculine Self Improvement Book ProjectWe are seeking a writer to work with a tech entrepreneur on a book teaching men to find success in love, life and their careers by tapping into primal masculine instincts.CLIENT: The client is a former tech entrepreneurSUBJECT: The client was very successful in tech who sold his social media platform in 2020, and as his next chapter wants to advise other men on how they can find success in their own lives by tapping into and honoring their primal masculine instincts. He's created a concept and outline for a book based around a 3-tiered pyramid system—on the lowest level are fulfilling basic, primitive functions that form the foundation for masculine success (e.g. hunting, fire building, taking care of their cave—all of which he argues have equivalent functions in the modern day), on the second level is building a strong sense of self via self-respect and leadership, and on the third level is putting it all into practice to improve performance on the dating scene, in the bedroom and in the workplace. He's working to work with an experienced writer who can help him turn his vision into a complete book, which he intends to custom or self publish.SCOPE: The writer will draw on interviews with the client to write a complete manuscript.BUDGET: In the range of $30k-$60k for bookwritingWRITER PROFILE: The ideal collaborator for this will: 1) have written successful, well-received self-help books, particularly any intended for male audiences 2) be comfortable writing a book that promotes traditional masculinity as an ideal to aspire to and treats masculinity and femininity as distinct and complementary 3) be available to start immediately
We are seeking a writer to work with a tech entrepreneur on a book teaching men to find success in love, life and their careers by tapping into primal masculine instincts.
CLIENT: The client is a former tech entrepreneur
SUBJECT: The client was very successful in tech who sold his social media platform in 2020, and as his next chapter wants to advise other men on how they can find success in their own lives by tapping into and honoring their primal masculine instincts. He's created a concept and outline for a book based around a 3-tiered pyramid system—on the lowest level are fulfilling basic, primitive functions that form the foundation for masculine success (e.g. hunting, fire building, taking care of their cave—all of which he argues have equivalent functions in the modern day), on the second level is building a strong sense of self via self-respect and leadership, and on the third level is putting it all into practice to improve performance on the dating scene, in the bedroom and in the workplace. He's working to work with an experienced writer who can help him turn his vision into a complete book, which he intends to custom or self publish.
SCOPE: The writer will draw on interviews with the client to write a complete manuscript.
BUDGET: In the range of $30k-$60k for bookwriting
WRITER PROFILE: The ideal collaborator for this will: 1) have written successful, well-received self-help books, particularly any intended for male audiences 2) be comfortable writing a book that promotes traditional masculinity as an ideal to aspire to and treats masculinity and femininity as distinct and complementary 3) be available to start immediately
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 17 October 2022 15:31 (one year ago) link
the third level is putting it all into practice to improve performance on the dating scene, in the bedroom and in the workplace. ok this part is kind of genius
― Karl Malone, Monday, 17 October 2022 15:33 (one year ago) link