 How does any journalist, like Ben Collins, write this claptrap? This whole “people just want to shitpost” has already wrecked social media, and journalists like Ben Collins should already know that. Instead, it seems like Ben Collins values “shitposting” more than true earnest, thoughtful interaction with real human beings (not bots!) that care. I am actually very glad that Mastodon isn’t about shitposting. 15 comments
@vl1 Shitposting has its place but once a social network is overwhelmed with it, it becomes 4chan. @atomicpoet i just realized i was using the word wrong @atomicpoet Define shitposting-- I like to shitpost sometimes because it's funny, but maybe we have different definitions.  "It's too hard for normies to use" You go to a website you log into the website, you shitpost on the website. There is literally no impediment at all to doing so on Mastodon. The real "problem" is that Ben Collins is not special on the fediverse. He receives no special status or amplification on the fediverse. @atomicpoet Quick guide for "normies" on how mastodon works: ✨  @atomicpoet I like Ben, and hope we manage to change his mind about posting here (which he did at one point, I believe.) That said, I think it's *very* unlikely there's a large number of users whose main interest in social media is shitposting. In fact, most users are primarily readers/consumers, and the success of the current social media 'champion,' Tiktok, is in providing them with fast and fun entertainment.   @atomicpoet I like Mastodon because it can be about anything you're interested in. It's nice to be able to define the rules of what you see.  @atomicpoet Isn't this the exact same thing people were saying about Twitter in the early days? |
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@atomicpoet i do both shitposting and just regular posts