The social web has transitioned into social media and thrives on engagement triggers. It's no surprise we dislike what we see. What we may not want to admit is that the Social Web is taking its last breath, and we're entering a new phase of social decoupling. My New Essay! https://buff.ly/479XNbt
Very good take! So what's next, do we go back to smaller communities, e.g. forums and chats? Will we see the fragmentation of social? 🤔
This all feels pretty on point. The shape of social/media seems to be the equivalent sort of efficiency we put into agriculture, moving from something sustainable to something industrial, polyculture to monoculture I bought into FB once upon a time then realized it was a dead end. FC feels like a chance at polyculture
We are in the unbundle phase of the cycle. You find the people you follow and discuss with in different platforms like was/is the case with IMs. You just have to remember where they are. Already thinking of the bundling again. How can I see all the people I want to follow within a single app?