A solemn realization
from foliumcreations@lemmy.world to fediverse@lemmy.ml on 19 Jun 10:33
https://lemmy.world/post/31655717

Was nerver a big social media person, never really posted or interacted with a personal account on intagram,Facebook etc. When I, a couple of years ago, began filming and documenting my creations. I made a bunch of social media accounts on basically all the platforms(because thats what you are supposed to do). Got some followers, never in the thousands or even hundreds for that matter. But I figured it’s probably because I’m not trying to click-bait or follow the latest trends. I wanted to be genuine, still am. But the interactions often times felt like bots. A couple of Smiley’s, a like. Someone followed then never again an interaction with a post. I did set out to make things because I love making things and learning new skills, but got lost on the way. The lower the effort my post had the more interactions. 50-minute video of a woodworking project from start to finish with voice over and explanations, 10 views. 15 second video of a toy car rolling on a track, 2500 views.

And the incessant, follow for follow trends by grifters.

Dead internet theory rang in my head.

I missed the old internet and began dreaming about setting up my on forum with no bots allowed, like in the old days(Yes I’m old enough to remember). Then I learned that mastodon was part of the fediverse, but I had never heard of the fediverse, and mastodon I thought was like twitter for sysadmins.

I’ve almost completely transitioned to the fediverse now. I have yet to delete my YouTube account, but I now also have a peertube channel.

I’ve seen posts about It being hard to get followers on the fediverse, and mastodon. But I’d gladly post to the the ether, if that one in 50 posts is an actual human responding or liking what I do.

Thanks for reading.

#fediverse

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imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee on 19 Jun 10:51 next collapse

You’re welcome for reading, have a nice day.

Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 19 Jun 11:09 collapse

Just checking, are you aware that lemm.ee is shutting down at the end of the month? lemm.ee/post/65824884

drspod@lemmy.ml on 19 Jun 11:06 next collapse

Welcome, fellow human!

foliumcreations@lemmy.world on 19 Jun 11:14 collapse

Thanks I feel welcome! The rapport on Lemmy feels a lot better than reddit did. When looking at it as a whole. Reddit does have some very supporting sub’s but lots of trolls and people with chips on their shoulders.

[deleted] on 19 Jun 11:40 collapse

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foliumcreations@lemmy.world on 19 Jun 11:45 collapse

It doesn’t have to become that. Just like in a group of friends or in any community, if good behaviour is promoted and bad behaviour is shunned, a culture can be maintained.

[deleted] on 19 Jun 12:20 collapse

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Kirk@startrek.website on 19 Jun 13:05 next collapse

You’ve got the right idea, uploading content on old internet was (largely) about putting yourself out there hoping to find like minded people to connect with. All those “quirky, weird” websites people nostalgize over weren’t seeking clout, they were seeking connection.

I think it’s healthy to deprogram ourselves from the idea that “followers” are the goal of creating content. If an influencer is making “art” with the express purpose of getting followers that they can leverage into marketing deals, then are they really making art? If the goal is to make money then… that’s just a job, imo.

foliumcreations@lemmy.world on 19 Jun 13:58 collapse

As with any Art, of course I want people to see it. But as you said it more about the connection rather than a number besides a siluette of a person(follower icon)

Like this post! So many likes and encouraging comments.

At least it feels more real.

balsoft@lemmy.ml on 19 Jun 13:39 next collapse

Cool!

However,

  1. Plenty of bots here too
  2. The reason “low-effort” posts get more views/attention than “high-effort” ones is that humans have a limited attention span and everything is trying to grab it (ads, your phone, etc) to extract money out of it. Committing an hour of your life to watch a long high-quality video and learning something from it requires a lot more concentration and willpower than watching 60 1-minute short videos and laughing at each one - and ad interruptions are not as noticeable. It’s not necessarily a bot problem, more of an attention span/capitalism problem. This will also be the case in the Fediverse, to some extent, although likely less because there’s no monetization incentive.
HubertManne@piefed.social on 19 Jun 14:15 collapse

Yeah I was never big on social media. I like what linkedin is supposed to be but seems like an aweful lot of people don't use it that way instead posting like facebook. Youtube was another I used if you call it social media. slashdot got me going as it harkened back to newsgroups and such. Reddit came along and it was like a wider variety slashdot. Then the fediverse was a satansend getting away from the corporate crap.