Karsten SchmidtJan 23

I think it's time for some #FollowFriday action once again. Today, let's focus on computational/algorithmic/generative art/design practitioners (not AI art :)

An entirely incomplete list, in A-Z order:

@andreasgysin
@bit101
@daeinc
@eikun_0903
@frederic
@guidoschmidt
@hamoid
@jack
@jeffpalmer
@Joanie
@kandid
@kristinHenry
@lh
@loosenut
@nclslbrn
@nervous_jessica / @nervous_jesse
@Nonfigurativ
@ojack
@Paolo_Curtoni
@paulrickards
@piterpasma
@robertoranon
@ronikaufman
@scdollins
@schwittlick
@SniffCoffee
@tca
@tgfrerer
@tweegeemee
@twilliability
@ylegall

(Next week I will focus on landscape photographers...)

#AlgorithmicArt #ComputationalArt #GenerativeArt #NoAI

Show threadJeff PalmerJan 24

@toxi Hey thanks for the mention! 🎉

This is by far my favorite social media platform these days, but I also wish more folks would give it a chance. Interactions here seem much better than other places, but it's a lot more work to get to that point.

For me, my overall use of social media is decreasing, which is a good thing I suppose. That said, I still feel a bit of FOMO when I haven't posted in a while. Like I'm letting people down or something.

Show threadKarsten Schmidt

@jeffpalmer I don't have much to compare anymore these days, since I feel I only have limited time for even just this place here, but as I wrote in my other reply last night[1], one definitely has to do little bit more groundwork in terms of building/curating one's feed(s), but also due to the very different dynamics here (lack of algorithm, more focus on human interactions/conversations/topics etc.) the actual format, content and posting patterns are all a bit different. I think people (esp. artists) who're used to just posting an image/piece without context and then relying on the algorithm (of other platforms) to propagate it are having a hard time here, since content propagation here is entirely social. So in order for content to be boosted ("likes" are only a hat tip and form of acknowledgement to the OP here), some people first have to follow you and vice versa: One also has to boost content of others,, engage with them, at least occasionally. You also have to be more aware of the timezone differences and it's quite common for people to boost (some of) their own content with a 8-12h delay to accommodate people on the other side of the planet. I'm pretty introverted most of the time, so I likely don't do enough of all of these things myself, but I'm trying to make more of an effort, helping these islands of (mostly) sanity to succeed...

[1] https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115947082592306250

#Mastodon

Karsten Schmidt (@[email protected])

@[email protected] So is this is where the cool kids hang out then these days? ;) I'm being told I should (must!) go to Insta too, but alone the thought to engage with that platform (NOT the people!) gives me visceral reactions. Still have an ancient account, though... It's really sad that the fediverse has been pretty much ignored (or rather never been given a proper go) by so many artists/creatives and former peers. The network effects of these larger platforms are truly like event horizons of black holes by now: nothing & nobody manages to leave (or even desires so, not in the larger context) and instead everyone chases after the same engagement/audiences/collectors/customers and peers in the eternal IG rat race with its constantly shapeshifting unpredictable logic, dealing out or confiscating algorithmic favor, regardless of one's social connections... My Mastodon experience so far reminded me a lot of the old blogosphere, in that you have to put some work in to actually find your people and build/curate your network and feeds (tip: start using lists & subscribe to hashtags). Though, what I've come to like the most here over time is the lack of pressure to perform the extreme self-censoring (and conversely the focus on only single-topic accounts) which has become such a deeply ingrained learned behavior for many people, enforced daily by the extremely picky & punishing recommendation engines of the commercial platforms. I also like the lack of character limits (thanks to own instance) which allows me to write the occasional longer post and generally avoids so much of the miscommunications so common back then on Twitter). Losing all these aspects has been so good for me (but I feel also for others)...

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Jan 24 at 11:14amWeb