I learned a new word. "En****tification"
This Wired article does a great job explaining why platforms become so terrible.
It's easy to see why GTribe has remained a nice place to be. It firmly resists the temptation of enshittification.
This concept goes beyond social media sites. It has corrupted gaming with pay to play and loot boxes...
Why can't we all just have nice things?
I recently sketched out a concept for an innovative new type of social media site and started prototyping it. But then… See More
I stopped. Because anyone who would invest in it would probably want to turn it into garbage.
www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow
TikTok was built to be that way. There is a reason it is banned in it's home country. The Chinese use Douyin which is their Tik Tok made by the same company but it does not allow the content that is on TikTok.
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Not a fan of this word as it's just vulgar for no reason and that to me, in this context, is just "clickbait-y" to grab eyes. I do like the article as to how it explains the meaning of the word. I cuss like a sailor but this is just a lazy uncreative use of the 💩 word.
I cannot say much as to giving up/quitting bc I can become so frustrated that I will quit whatever it is I was doing. Sometimes, I come back to it, mostly not. I think though, if you can create a social media site, go for it. … See More
Like Allan said, you cannot let other peoples failures be your own. Learn from their mistake and keep moving forward, brother.
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What other people would do shouldn't stop you from trying.
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