Man this seems like exactly the sort of thing I’d be into… if my family and friends would use it too.
The biggest problem with social apps is getting buy-in from everybody else. Everyone needs to sign up for a new account, install a new app, pay attention to a new thing, think in a new paradigm. And since I’m the one who suggests it, I’m the one that plays support when they inevitably lose their password, or can’t figure out how to shorten links to share, can’t figure out how to host images or link to specific content or specific places in content…
Which is why everybody still begrudgingly uses Facebook I suppose.
I don't get the praise in the comments.
When I'm bored, that's the kind of simple and easy project I'd write.
Or when testing a new framework or database etc.
One way to that is by becoming part of the Fediverse where many people are already making that switch and network effects are coming into play more and more. Oyie on its own has a long way to go as a proprietary social media that stands on its own. There are tons of such products and mostly we never hear of them. If you manage to get a group of friends to use it, it is fine though.
True, this seems like one of those ideas that sounds so good, until you realize that it already exists, it's used by everyone, just under a different name.
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[ 175 ms ] story [ 2221 ms ] threadThe .html is missing from the links. I agree that it's an embarrassing bug.
I felt myself longing for profile photos, but also I am willing for them to be left out.
The biggest problem with social apps is getting buy-in from everybody else. Everyone needs to sign up for a new account, install a new app, pay attention to a new thing, think in a new paradigm. And since I’m the one who suggests it, I’m the one that plays support when they inevitably lose their password, or can’t figure out how to shorten links to share, can’t figure out how to host images or link to specific content or specific places in content…
Which is why everybody still begrudgingly uses Facebook I suppose.
The domain won't be published and does not allow registration. Text and photos only. No notifications yet.
It's useless. An exercise.
I don't get the praise in the comments. When I'm bored, that's the kind of simple and easy project I'd write. Or when testing a new framework or database etc.
To each their own I guess. Not trying to be mean.
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In fact, most of the old social media has now moved over to chat groups.
How can we get people to switch from services like X/Twitter or other chat apps to something like this though?