Chatted with @eugene this weekend about his recent Twitter essay (and Threads and Status as a Service and remote work and meetings). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NkRGieLJXM
I think the biggest trick that social media ever pulled was disguising unpaid second places as third places. hence why employers asked for socials, finsta/subtweeting, & PRs manifest where friends & corporate media can cite the most directly.
The warpcast channels feature is the best topic based ux Iāve seen yet for a Twitter clone. You should let people start their own just like subreddits.
Iām halfway through it and honestly itās hard to listen Eugene putting such emphasis on the For you algo, as if you couldnāt choose the chronological timeline and your following list.