RE: When Social Media No Longer Is...

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Those few hours were so blissful. My gut tells me they were nuking data that would tie them to the accusations that the whistleblower laid out in the 60 Minutes interview.



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Oh yes, I've seen this theory as well, and I think it most likely, out of what's surfaced so far. Still, it was strange, the whole world being quiet like that all at once... or was that just what we perceived?

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I read Zuck's formal announcement/explanation of the outage and it almost made me gag. A total spin. It was strange but, for me, mostly in a good way. I mostly use Signal for messaging so I was still connected to my network.

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Yes, I felt the same! I was glad to have an excuse not to talk to people. Though of course, there were ways to get in touch, if necessary. I was surprised by the rush to Telegram from my non-Telegram friends, though. Were they so desperate to communicate, and not break away from their texting routine, that they immediately needed a replacement? Honestly, I don't know, but I relished the moment. Maybe they collapse for good, one day. Not all, you'd still need to keep in touch with people, but the most addictive ones. Imagine the decrease in depression, and the change on society overall.

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The solitude was nice actually. Facebook was already in decline before the outage. I think it peaked years ago. Most of the users seem to be GenX and older now. There are lots of other competitors coming up, including a few blockchain-based TikTok clones that I'm really excited about. Not that we need more of that kind of communication but at least it will be decentralized and won't be driven by algorithms that divide us further.

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I've been trying and trying to understand TikTok and I just... can't :X so hopefully, we're also heading towards a smarter social media platform? Here's to hoping, at least.

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It certainly has taken the world by storm and helped to shorten our collective attention span even more.

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