Ethan J. A. SchoonoverMar 7, 2023

Stop thinking of Twitter, TikTok, IG, (et al) as social media sites.

They are **Content Refineries.**

Like processed food manufacturers they take user content & extract the most addicting/engaging content. Brains eat it up but in an unhealthy “devour the whole bag of chips” way.

They make hyper-processed social media junk food.

Mastodon is more like a potluck. We're all bringing dishes. It's a mess. Kids are running all over. But we are, at least, real people sharing real things.

Show threadDr Alice Violett
@ethanschoonover weirdly enough, I've previously likened spending too much of a day on Twitter to eating a whole tube of Pringles. Fun at the time, but feel ashamed and gross afterwards.
Mar 13, 2023 at 8:14amWeb
Show threadBrambleBearGrrraulingNov 5, 2024
@alicemcalicepants @ethanschoonover Addictive but for dopamine instead of glucose, chemicals and salt.