Subj : Re: book: the chaos machi
To   : Digital Man
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Mar 07 2023 11:47:44

  Re: Re: book: the chaos machi
  By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Tue Mar 07 2023 11:16 am

 >> It seems to me there isn't really a good popular alternative to
 >> Facebook. 

 DM> Reddit maybe?

Perhaps.  Often I check Reddit to see what my contacts there have posted; I haven't used Reddit as long as Facebook, but it does look like you can follow people on Reddit too.

 >> Instagram only allows you to post photos,

 DM> Replies to posts can be text and discussion do sometimes happen in that
 DM> form. 

Yeah, though Instagram still seems limiting to me.  I like that Facebook lets you post text, links, photos, etc. in the initial post.

 >> post short text posts, etc..  There are other social media sites
 >> similar to Facebook but they aren't really popular anymore (MySpace,
 >> Orkut, etc.). 

 DM> Mastadon. I intend to start using Mastadon more for my "modern" social
 DM> media "needs" and look into Synchronet integration.

I'm not familiar with Mastadon.  I might have to check it out.

My use of a social media site like Facebook mainly depends on how many of my friends & family use it.  If I don't know anyone who uses it, I'm not likely to use it either.  Sites like Reddit seem a bit different though - I use Reddit mainly for news & information & help with various things.

Nightfox

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