The Beginning of the End of Social Media?

[Night Sky 235]

My recent experiences with getting back onto social media have left me perplexed. 

On YouTube, if you comment on a video that is more than three days old, no one engages with it.

On Facebook, no one has been around in years. 

Every dating app I've tried is a ghost town, but the companies keep them going and run them like scams with egregious pay walls. 

So, a lot of the so-called major players seem to not be as vibrant as they are still held up to be. They seem like dead zones.

And in other areas which are more active, matters seem to be almost entirely toxic. Just propaganda echo chambers, the 2 minutes hate and people screaming at each other. 

This is a grim picture I am painting, obviously. I have been very disengaged from the internet generally and social media in particular for a long while now. Coming back to it now, it seems the bad trends have progressed, but there is just far less activity overall. 

What do all of you think, ponies?

[Snoopy Fan 2,083]

It does seem that way. I believe that there is far too much negativity in the world, and social media does seem to be the cause for a lot of it, but at least this website is a nice and friendly place.

[Fluttershutter 2,554]

As long as there are humans and internet there will be mindless chatter.

Sounds like you're just not up on what's current. I'm not either but I'm familiar with the words Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

I don't know anything about dating apps.

[ZiggWheelsManning 11,268]

@Fluttershutter

Twitter is now X, there is mindless chatter and chaos.  Brains are rotting without keeping intact common sense and compromising.  

[Night Sky 235]

I don't feel it's ALL bad. The internet has accomplished great things, it still is accomplishing great things and it could accomplish even greater things yet. 

It probably saves tens of thousands of lives a year at least. But how many people does it kill?

Whoa........we need to turn the negativity down a great deal. 

There's a reason that a place like this is a bastion of good vibrations. Well, I should say there are many reasons. One, we're Equestria. That right there is the real reason. But, it's not for nothing that here we do not have a giant media company turning an algorithm loose upon us to divide and rule.

I'm not saying there's any stopping big tech. But the future of the net, if fate smiles, might see a rebirth of places like MLP forums. More people need to break with the platforms and just go back to a more basic way of connecting with like minded folks. These types of forums worked just fine in the 2000's. No, or far fewer adds, Actual moderation, no frills or distractions. Just legit conversation.