Social media alternatives

[mem_winterhill]

Hey folks: I know it's a drag to watch yet another social media site and create new logins and such, but for those who might be interested there's a reddit-like alternative underway in early experimentation. 

https://kbin.social/m/somerville

The m/somerville thing is analogous to a subreddit like r/somerville--but they call them "magazines" there. You can post a link to an article, upload an image, all the typical stuff.

It's hard to migrate, and I know that nobody wants to move until there's more content. But there's only more content if people contribute to it. Very chicken-egg status.

I used this FAQ to get started and begin to understand the terminology and functions: https://kbin.social/m/kbinfaqs@kilioa.org/t/20459/A-small-FAQ-to-hopefully-help-new-users-to-kbin

Comments

[pru]

Wish this one had taken off. I am underwhelmed by the discussion on reddit anyway as everyone is always about the same things, so yeah, not looking to sign up at a new place.

Well, since it's only 6 days old...

[mem_winterhill]

I think an obituary is premature. It quadrupled in membership in a couple of days, so there seems to be some interest.

We seem to be at a point where people are seeking non-corporate social alternatives. And I think it's fine to complain about the capitalist tools, but you also have to be willing to contribute to the alternatives.

It's not for everyone. But people who aren't afraid of being pioneers might be willing to try.

Re: Well, since it's only 6 days old...

[pru]

lol, afraid, I am literally the person who moved this community to Dreamwidth.

Re: Well, since it's only 6 days old...

[mem_winterhill]

I took the advice to move to dreamwidth for the Winter Hill one. I am glad to have tried it, and I know people read it because they would say so. But it just didn't generate engagement, it was only an announcement thing ultimately.

I'm not going to let such sunk costs stop me from trying something else. YMMV.