[Rant] Social media is desperate for my time and your money

[Dux is not you]

and I'm tired of it.

Facebook sucks now, and has sucked for an unfairly long time. Quora used to suck in an endearing way, now it's just awful. Twitter is just gossip and conflict. No one reads blogs anymore. Reddit is probably nonsense (does anyone know for sure?).

I turn to you guys 'cause VGF is cool and also I have no idea where else to turn.

Related: Against Facebook by Magic: the Gathering pro player turned rationality advocate Zvi Mowshowitz

[smol Kat]

I don't use social media nearly as much as I used to. My main means of talking to people online are VGF and Discord.

[Apollo the Just]

I use social media a lot because it's the only way to keep in regular contact with a sizeable number of my friends but I hate it more and more. The ads are ridiculous, certain changes are intrusive and unwelcome, stuff sucks.

At least the memes are good.

[New! Tazy Ten]

I've said social media is bad for a pretty decent chunk of time, though for different reasons. Mostly because they're not made for conversation but for yelling into a crowd for popularity with replies being an afterthought most of the time. It creates this atmosphere of "It's all about me" rather than an attempt to actually provide any level of discussion.

Also, I have a blog. It's more of a temporary thing, but I use it occaisionally. (shameless plug)

[I am nobody]

I'm far enough down the introverted scale that most social media pitches never did anything for me to being with. I've got a Facebook account I haven't posted anything to in at least five years, and I've never even considered making accounts anywhere else.

[Booyakasha]

I never really got into social media at all. None of it.

[Calamity Panfan]

i use twitter for the news and jokes

i still use facebook because a lot of my friends only use that but i'm sick of all the pyramid scheme bull**** that's all over it.

[Sim Kid]

My facebook account literally has had no posts. I just got it to get Riot Girl Tristana.

[Heroine of the Dragon]

I don't post to any of the social media stuff... and I'm glad you feel comfortable to be here, Dux!! *gives you marshmallows*

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

I use Fb a bit. Twitter just to see memes now (it was primarily for Miitomo for a while). Reddit for information for a few specific video games or anime, and questions.

[Valigarmander]

I've started lurking on my old Facebook account recently, and I'm beginning to remember why I stopped visiting that site.

[Dux is not you]

i use twitter for the news and jokes

i still use facebook because a lot of my friends only use that but i'm sick of all the pyramid scheme bull**** that's all over it.

What "pyramid scheme bull****"? I mean, I know Facebook's in a lot of shady practices, but I'm not sure if I'd call any of it pyramid-scheme shenanigans.

Also, I have a blog.

Said blog looks pretty amazing and I might binge through it soon enough.

[Calamity Panfan]

mostly referring to the constant beachbody/shakeology and other multi-level markketing sales that are plastered all over facebook. like i'm all for promoting healthy living but these people basically make everything about their social media into an advertisement and they become more product than person.

[Dux is not you]

Oh. I haven't gotten any of that, fortunately, but I have a ton of trouble with Facebook showing me what it thinks will get me to spend money on their sponsors instead of what I want to see.

[Marilink]

Facebook is pretty bad, but I maintain mine. I keep Facebook to keep in contact with people I would otherwise never talk to, but I rarely just scroll through the news feed for more than 30 seconds. But I still see value in it, especially because if I see too much stupidity I just exit the app and do something else.

Twitter is good. I try to separate my Facebook and Twitter for the most part, so most of my gaming-related stuff goes there.

Instagram’s achronological feed has ruined it for me, as petty as that sounds. I still look at my friends’ Stories with frequency.

Reddit is fine, but I really only use it for Sports subreddits now.

Discord is cool, I’m still getting into it.

Snapchat’s most recent update is complete buttcheeks.

[thereisnospoon]

Facebook has been on the decline for many years, but I still occasionally use it for Messenger and for keeping track of events in my city. Instagram is great, as it's simply looking at pictures! Twitter...I can't stand it. I don't use Pinterest. And Snapchat? Get outta here. Remember these? RIP Snapchat Spectacles... such an awful idea that I'm not surprised didn't take off around the world :/ :/

[CaptHayfever]

I use Facebook because it's the most functional for keeping in touch with friends & extended family, & because it has the most functions, period.
I also set up a Twitter for my theatre "company".
Pretty much any other social media account I have is just a placeholder to preclude impostors.

Snapchat's continued popularity confounds me. It is objectively the worst at everything, & yet it persists.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[thereisnospoon]

Yeah, no idea how long Snapchat can continue. They seem to be hanging on, but I think the disappearing messages will simply be annoying at some point.

[mushroom]

forums are way better imo..

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

Yeah, no idea how long Snapchat can continue. They seem to be hanging on, but I think the disappearing messages will simply be annoying at some point.

What's the point of that anyway?