I'm making a FOSS social media and there's something I don't understand. I might as well be autistic or something, because I just don't understand this:>Zuckerberg and his ilk have ruined the entire world and subjugated humanity with their doomsday devices>children's attention spans and IQ's are dropping, people are mentally ill, dropping like flies just because every website has to be a Skinner box>for about 10 years you watch as nobody does a goddamn thing about this>you make threads about this everywhere, even write a book where you explain why the modern Internet is so problematic<people tell you to fuck off, nobody publishes the book. instead bookshelves are full of books where women write about their funny Tinder experiences and shit like that.>finally you spend 3 years programming a non-profit open source social media platform>you and a psychology student design it so that it doesn't have any web elements that manipulate your brain, such as infinite scroll>you tell people online about your site<for some reason people get absolutely furious every time, like you did something forbidden<anons say you're the one with the God complex, not Zuckerberg and Musk<all your threads get shut down with screaming, personal attacks, demoralization etc.<you apply for grants for the site but no fund or institution is interested<summa summarum: people agree in unison that your idea is shit, you're shit, and they keep using Tiktaks and 4chins Where did I go wrong, anon? I spent 3 years of my life and all my savings into giving people what I thought they wanted, but they didn't want it. I still have the source code tho.. should I simply turn it into a monetized, gamified privacy breaching hellhole? I bet people would be rooting for it then
>>107083928What you see as a major societal problem, the people at the top see as a plan coming to fruition.
>>107083937I want to stop "Idiocracy" from becoming an accurate prediction.
haha frog
>>107083928>no linkand yes, you're an aspie, but it's okay anon i don't mind
>>107083928network effects are real.
where is this project of yours?
>>107084643I have this weird theory that even the smartest and most tech-savvy individuals are permanently stuck on websites they hate (like Tiktok) because everyone else is there too.I really, really hope this isn't how humans actually behave because that would be pathetic.
>>107083928>I spent 3 years of my life and all my savings into giving people what I thought they wanted, but they didn't want itExtremely retarded business decision.I can tell you're autistic. Most autistic people can't put themselves in other people's shoes. This is a fatal flaw when developing a product.It's great that you even tried, but investing your life savings into it is absolutely retarded.
>>107083928haha OP I love froggo XD
>>107085125>I really, really hope this isn't how humans actually behave because that would be pathetic.that's exactly how it works.you can only break into such a gridlock with some fancy new must-have feature exclusive to you or so.
>>107083928>for some reason people get absolutely furious every time, like you did something forbiddenbecause open source tards have been conditioned to shove politics and grooming into any form of social media website, so your website makes them angry
>>107083928Because the problem is social media itself more than the way it interacts with its users. You should've sunk max 10% of your savings into this project
>>107083928Perhaps it needs to be attached to concrete communities or use cases so that people have an incentive to join. If it's simply there, people see no need.Your pic looks like Bundeswehr btw.
Mastodon already exists
>>107083928Sounds pretty comfy to me
>>107083928FOSS obsessed losers don't use social media>>107086174yeah its this. social media itself is the bad thing people don't want, no one gives a fuck if it's "open source" (and most social media is already free to use)
>>107085125it is absolutely this and it is extensively studied and well documented already
>>107083928source code?
>>107083928People that care about freedom, don't care about social networks. Notice the network, you are all linked to each other mentally like cattle. Nobody wants that shit. Make something invisible to normies and cockblock it like gentoo does so when normies see it they will say oh this is too hard and they will give up. This is how you protect it, don't make it simple and easy, that attracts retards.
You're overthinking this anon here I'll simplify>social media is for stupid people>stupid people don't know what FOSS isSorry you wasted your time!
>i had an idea for a Product>people told me they didnt want that Product>so i sunk my life's savings into developing that Product wtf im poor now????
>>107083928Making a new social media site is very difficult because people use the one that the people they want to talk to are already on rather the one with features they like most. To use your one, you not only have to use it but go nagging all your friends and ecelebs to use it too, which is a lot of trouble.
>I made a drug that doesn't make you high nor addicted>why is fentanyl still more popular
>>107083928When did people ever tell you they wanted the truth? They fear it and will treat you saying it as a personal attack.
>>107083949>I want to stop "Idiocracy" from becoming an accurate prediction.It already happened though
>>107088222You just wanna steal it and make it work yourself
>>107083928>children's attention spans and IQ's are dropping, people are mentally ill, dropping like flies just because every website has to be a Skinner boxAlso adults, also elderly.It's funny to me how people conveniently forget that they are also part of the group they are trying to diminish.
What if the Internet as a whole was just a mistake and it can't be fixed?I get what OP is going for, but at the same time I also wonder if it's pointless because social media will always be bad. Like trying to make a harmless drug.Every day I wonder if I should cut myself off from the Internet completely. Of course social media is different from the Internet, but if you remove all sites where you have discussions and post content, what else is there?I often feel that I dont want to use a smartphone and install apps, it's companies and governments that do. They want me to use that shit. And the general population enforces this idea because they actually enjoy downloading apps and staring at screens.I don't know how to feel about modern tech or what to do about it. Make healthier alternatives or reject it altogether? Go back to 2004 and stay there?
>>107089720When I saw my 60yo uncle get addicted to Tiktok, I knew it was over.That was literally when I knew.
>>107089703this why no one like (You)
>>107091007>says idea is stupid and ridicules it>takes the code anyway: "yoink!">makes it workFuck u man
The place is quickly overrun by leftists who don't like different opinions, and then it's abandoned because it's boring to be in a hugbox.
>>107091210>Democrats = LeftA fuck ton of leftists despise the Democrats
>>107085125>permanently stuck on websites they hate (like Tiktok) because everyone else is there toothat's it pretty much
>>107091220>democrat>left wing>hurr durrthese are buzzwords, the truth is it's a side of mentally ill, female or retarded people and a side of more normal people
>>107091247pedophile billionaires aren't norrmal people
>>107091094its not a FOSS any wayjust some next shit
>>107083928>for about 10 years you watch as nobody does a goddamn thing about this><people tell you to fuck off>giving people what I thought they wantedBe honest with yourself. You didn't thought they wanted that. You thought they SHOULD want that. But you knew damn well they never did.
>>107089835>effortpostI believe screen time should be kept to the minimal possible to enjoy non screen time. Like you only use it to get some recipe to read and then you spend the afternoon making anice dish for your family, or watch some youtube diy fix your carburetor and go waste a weekend on that.But that's how I think it should be, far from what I'm actually doing (e.g. shitposting right fucking now).
>>107088010>MastodonI'll take whatever OP made over this shit
>>107091981This, but you have to realize that governments and corporations are doing everything they can to make you stare at screens more than you initially planned.That's the entire problem. Every single "service" online just wants you to waste your entire life looking at it.This is something FOSS sites could fix.>>107092463>>107088010Mastodon failed because it's not user friendly or appealing in any way.I'm a Linux guy but one look at that thing and I was gone.
>>107091210>picrelHold on old on, blue is disagreement, but blue is Democrat, and also blue is left, but less nodes in blue, hence left is less nuanced. What the actual fuck is this schizo broscience?
