Subj : Re: Community
To   : Ogg
From : boraxman
Date : Tue Oct 04 2022 00:30:52

 Og> But google has become a verb.  "I'll google it!".  There is no  
 Og> equivalent for BBSing.  "I'll BBS-it" ..don't sound right.  :D   
 Og> .: google wins.
 Og> 

Don't really know if Google "wins".  They are in a different domain.

 Og> The DO have a fine spam-filter function.
 Og> 

Yeah, which blocks out legitimate e-mails! I would send e-mails to someone with a gmail account and some would just not go through at all.  Gmail would silently drop e-mails, not to junk, not to spam, just dropped because they were too simple.

Google also has high requirements for accepting e-mails from a server.  So if you set up your own e-mail server, gmail will likely not accept your outbound e-mails.  We may end up in a situation where only the major players are able to send e-mails with the option for people to start their own servers taken off the table.

 Og> But you can ignore the ads.
 Og> 
 Og> Facebook seems to be a simple feature-rich common tool that CAN  
 Og> help people stay in touch.  Photos, video-chat, voice-chat,  
 Og> video/sound messages, etc.
 Og> 
 Og> I'm currently configuring a Fire HD for a senior relative of  
 Og> mine who is basically housebound, coping with arthritis and  
 Og> rarely gets outside contact except by traditional phone.  She  
 Og> misses the interactions of friends, their photos, etc.  I'm  
 Og> hoping that the Fire HD + Facebook will give her that  
 Og> opportinity to access what people are normally sharing via  
 Og> their phones.   A "bbs" experience wouldn't work.
 Og> 

I was on Facebook, and I found that discussions would tend to turn toxic more easily than in real life.  Also, their messages would be buried in feeds.  I just look at all the angst that it has caused people, especially young girls, the attention seeking, the way that Social Media has caused many social problems.  I admit it is easy, but I think with Facebook and Twitter, it is TOO easy to shout to the world.

I left Facebook, and I realised that I didn't really connect with people.  All the discussion were brief and I didn't really get to know people.  Even with MSN Messenger I made new friends.  My mum still uses it, and really, she just scrolls through screen after screen of pointless pap, which is how I observe many people use it.  It just took a lot of time from people.

The BBS here is more focused.  It takes as much time as it needs for meaningful communication and not more.

Facebook is like McDonalds.  Its easy to access, easy to eat, but ultimately, despite it popularity, generally pretty lousy for your health and wellbeing.

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