Brian MerchantAug 8, 2023

Wrote about the ~current state~ of social media, and why Mastodon, while far from perfect, is pretty much the only decent app left standing at this point

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-08-07/column-its-the-end-of-social-media-as-we-know-it-we-should-feel-fine

Column: A few sick days made it clear — Twitter is dying, and so is social media as we know it

Social media is dying after the implosion of Twitter. Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon are trying to replace X but are coming up short. Maybe that's OK.

Los Angeles Times
Show threadAngus Marshall  
@brianmerchant The "social" aspect is the bit that gets lost when these centralised platforms become "media". "Monetised media" would, perhaps, be a better description of their ambitions.
Aug 12, 2023 at 7:06amWeb