New ask Hacker News story: There are no new social networks
There are no new social networks
4 by asim | 4 comments on Hacker News.
It's interesting to see the launch of Threads but then realise there are actually no new social networks, just a rehash of old. Threads is piggybacking off the Instagram social graph. Twitter is now a pretty dated phenomenon as is Facebook and the rest of it. Our slacks and discords are showing their age as well as obviously reddit and what have you. HN in my eyes is a quality lasting network but at the same time, I find myself longing for something fresh, more real time, but to discuss topics of meaning beyond tech, politics, etc. A non-influencer network, a non-follower network. Somewhere the discussion is 1:1 in a way that everyone is on equal footing and there is no such thing as a voting system. We are missing something vitally new and different yet reminiscent of the 90s world of chat rooms. Where is the public open chats of cyber space?
4 by asim | 4 comments on Hacker News.
It's interesting to see the launch of Threads but then realise there are actually no new social networks, just a rehash of old. Threads is piggybacking off the Instagram social graph. Twitter is now a pretty dated phenomenon as is Facebook and the rest of it. Our slacks and discords are showing their age as well as obviously reddit and what have you. HN in my eyes is a quality lasting network but at the same time, I find myself longing for something fresh, more real time, but to discuss topics of meaning beyond tech, politics, etc. A non-influencer network, a non-follower network. Somewhere the discussion is 1:1 in a way that everyone is on equal footing and there is no such thing as a voting system. We are missing something vitally new and different yet reminiscent of the 90s world of chat rooms. Where is the public open chats of cyber space?
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