2k20 worst social media platform (facebook, twitter, instagram)

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.

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,

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.

akm, things absolutely go viral on instagram. you just don't follow the right meme pages, or follow people that repost them.

i'd say if you don't see things go viral on instagram, you're probably following the right people

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.

it's because you're a poster!

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.

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

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)

I never read Facebook, and use a plug-in so i don't see the feed at all.

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

https://slate.com/technology/2021/10/horror-of-facebook.html

very cool!

Lmao oh they're doing this now pic.twitter.com/GoVhTKTPyC

— Teddie (@TeddieRedder) February 16, 2022

I don't know where to put this so I'm putting it here.

https://i.imgur.com/FyKAI2q.png

Oh my god

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 Project

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

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

First, let me “take care of my cave”

“Picks up iPhone and adjusts wi-fi lights in the bedroom to ~executive nitez~ custom preset”

would be tempted to accept the job and fill it with insulting acrostics

Apparently parler sucks too

i really wish there was a way to poison tweets

Which is the preferred depilatory to use when taking care of my cave?

"fire building, taking care of their cave"
So, things women do?

hunting, fire building, taking care of their cave—all of which he argues have equivalent functions in the modern day

Hunting: modern-day equivalent is pillow fights
fire-building: slow-cooking a lentil casserole
taking care of their cave: being a team leader for a mortgage provider, who also washes everyone's cups in the workplace kitchen

good cave boundaries make good neighbors

still wondering who uses Signal!

Batman

what's wrong with signal

i hate to ask because i know you already tried, but just in case -- did you try restarting it?

Signal for a time seemed to be "where to buy" "neti pot, kombucha," if you catch my drift

group chat wanted to use telegram, but I said no to any CCCP CP.

so now we're on signal.

Do real people use Slack and discord

I think there's still generally a business/gaming divide between those two

The midjourney Discord is like the world’s worst IRC server because of the volume. I’m suspicious there’s not a Discord middle ground, it’s either dead or thousands of people screaming into the void ala Twitch chat.

I use slack, discord and signal, but I am not a real person.

still wondering who uses Signal!

― | (Latham Green), Tuesday, 18 October 2022 19:16 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

Batman

― stank viola (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 18 October 2022 19:22 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

lol

I'm not real either! It is liberating to realize

Batman uses Batbook
Robin is so sick of his shit

Signal is great for u know what

sex?

I don't talk to anyone on signal except for the same eight people, but man, y'all are making me curious.

taking sides - Muskker va Signal

https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-twitter-signal-000946031.html

Signal has been great for a long-distance relationship, just talking back and forth in an ongoing way (vs. texting, calls, emails, whatever.). Not sure if this is the same as WeChat, other than that it’s encrypted.

sex?

Or the overthrow of the government, either/or.

Why has WhatsApp never taken off in the U.S.? It seems ubiquitous in other countries.

Why has WhatsApp never taken off in the U.S.? It seems ubiquitous in other countries.

It's extremely popular among immigrants from Central and South America, and probably Africa as well (all the African musicians I know contact me via WhatsApp).

My job uses WhatsApp because we have a lot of India/Philippines colleagues

That Budweiser ad campaign. Not enough time has passed to recover

Bud
Weis
Fuel can't melt steel

WhatsApp a Facebook app is why I steer clear.

for group & individual chat in China I used Wechat, in the UK I use WhatsApp, what do people use in the US if not WhatsApp?