High quality take. There’s just one practical issue, most users of the internet are creatures of convenience, and they’re not super big on the philosophical aspects of online culture. Fragmentation, friction, healthy interactions, these aren’t considerations of the average social media user. They like integration, centralization, and (at the risk of sounding derogatory) being part of a hivemind.
As an example of that behavior, despite the scores and scores of videos and articles telling people not to pre-order games, to be wise with their purchases, gamers on the whole still pre-order games on a large scale.
We don’t have to cater to everyone. If the average social media user won’t climb over small barriers – assuming those barriers aren’t actual accessibility barriers, and are just an unwillingness to try – then maybe… They can stay where they are?
We can have a healthier space. They can join us if they care enough to.
High quality take. There’s just one practical issue, most users of the internet are creatures of convenience, and they’re not super big on the philosophical aspects of online culture. Fragmentation, friction, healthy interactions, these aren’t considerations of the average social media user. They like integration, centralization, and (at the risk of sounding derogatory) being part of a hivemind.
As an example of that behavior, despite the scores and scores of videos and articles telling people not to pre-order games, to be wise with their purchases, gamers on the whole still pre-order games on a large scale.
We don’t have to cater to everyone. If the average social media user won’t climb over small barriers – assuming those barriers aren’t actual accessibility barriers, and are just an unwillingness to try – then maybe… They can stay where they are?
We can have a healthier space. They can join us if they care enough to.