Subj : Resurgence of non-mainstream social media?
To : Sam Alexander
From : Boraxman
Date : Fri Apr 29 2022 07:24 pm
Re: Resurgence of non-mainstream social media?
By: Sam Alexander to All on Thu Apr 28 2022 08:52 pm
> I have accounts on Twitter and Facebook and a few others, but I rarely use them.
> Mostly just consume data from a few of the organizations I volunteer for who opt
> use those platforms as their public voice. But now that Tesla dude owns Twitter
> reading many of the non-mainstream social media platforms are getting a boost.
> Wonder if many folks who are aware of BBSes will move here to find some outlet.
> Probably only the nerdiest of the nerdiest would, but still even if a small fract
> did would be neat to see.
>
> Also off topic, but when did Sync add the up and down votes on messages? Very ni
> reminds me of Reddit ;-)
>
The people worried about Musk buying Twitter are mostly ideological fanantics having
a tizzy fit. I don't think he'll fix that much anyway.
I think a lot of people aren't aware, or aren't interested, mostly the former. I
think it is a good alternative to crappy ad-driven social media, with many benefits
the Big Tech platforms cannot offer.
Welcome to BBS'ing! I did use BBS's in the mid to late 90s, but dropped out at
about 2000 completely after they dissappeared and I moved to using the "Internet"
for everything. Several years ago I found they still existed, popped in and out
just to see what they were like but stayed after a while because logging in to a BBS
gets you more than just nostalgia.
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