ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoPluralistic: Bluesky and enshittification (02 Nov 2024) Cory Doctorowpluralistic.netexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down112cross-posted to: bluesky@lemmy.mlfediverse@lemmy.world
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minus-squareGHiLA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoThe functions I use Facebook for are only valid if it’s full of the majority of mankind. Dating, and finding cheap used shit to buy in a parking lot.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoThat’s true for any social network. It’s only useful if a lot of people are using it, but a lot of people won’t use it until it becomes useful. That’s the catch-22 that keeps new social networks from getting off the ground.
The functions I use Facebook for are only valid if it’s full of the majority of mankind.
Dating, and finding cheap used shit to buy in a parking lot.
That’s true for any social network. It’s only useful if a lot of people are using it, but a lot of people won’t use it until it becomes useful. That’s the catch-22 that keeps new social networks from getting off the ground.