db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 16 May 2024 21:47
nextcollapse
I’m never joining another vc-backed social network whatever they promise.
blindsight@beehaw.org
on 18 May 2024 01:58
nextcollapse
This was my main concern. What’s the monetization strategy?
theneverfox@pawb.social
on 18 May 2024 06:34
collapse
Seriously… The closer to three edge we get, the faster enshitification goes. No one is writing algorithms with users in mind… Not for a paycheck anyways
We’re getting to the point where we all need to carve out bubbles of curated Internet for our friends and family
readbeanicecream@kbin.earth
on 19 May 2024 22:08
collapse
So an RSS Reader (Like CommaFeed) and a Social Bookmarking like Postmarks?
theneverfox@pawb.social
on 20 May 2024 03:25
collapse
Nah, I’m thinking much bigger. I’ve got an AI that can transcribe video, I’m working on one to summarize and put facts into a knowledge graph, I’ve got one that can hold a conversation, and I’ve got a script that scrapes sites and does natural language processing. I just need an agent to tie the pieces together and some control scripts to manage the containerized pieces
The idea is, my assistant will go out, read up on programming topics and build knowledge graphs with references to the source, and I’ll fix my biggest issue - shittified searches crippling my work speed
Then, I’ll send it off to find content. It’ll transcribe/summarize videos and rank them, research topics and come back with reports, and trawl my socials to find new things I might find interesting
I plan to take all that, then let my assistant create video channels to watch and additional content to read if Lemmy is slow. And if my friends and family show interest, I’ll add in hosting and an internal social media and convince them to run additional nodes at home
I’ve been working on it for a while because I saw this coming, I’ve got most of the key pieces already.
And that’s the bubble of Internet I’m building - AI curation of my Internet life, it’ll happily work away the hours deshittifying a bubble of Internet
i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de
on 16 May 2024 21:55
nextcollapse
Isn’t this just Reddit with more steps?
audaxdreik@pawb.social
on 16 May 2024 22:54
nextcollapse
Other backers include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
WTF, no, this is worse in every way. So instead of being involved with the people and topics I choose, it’s instead left up to an algorithm? Somehow even more opaque than usual because of AI involvement.
This isn’t solving any problem, this is yet another mask to push content in front of people.
BurningRiver@beehaw.org
on 18 May 2024 09:52
collapse
This isn’t solving any problem, this is yet another mask to push content advertisements in front of people.
That looks better.
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de
on 17 May 2024 00:11
nextcollapse
Isn’t that very similar to what TikTok does? Just with a different algorithm and maybe other content than just videos?
TacoNot@mander.xyz
on 17 May 2024 00:32
nextcollapse
TLDR: Serendipity
perishthethought@lemm.ee
on 17 May 2024 04:09
nextcollapse
Lemmy. Just use Lemmy.
Why is this so hard, rest of the world?
Oh yeah, because there are no millions to be made here. /bangs head with hand
overload@sopuli.xyz
on 17 May 2024 04:47
nextcollapse
Getting off social media surely is the best way to reduce stress.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
on 18 May 2024 05:51
collapse
Or learn to use it better, turn of push notifications and treat it as an optional way to pass time rather than something you have to constantly check.
drwho@beehaw.org
on 17 May 2024 16:36
nextcollapse
Ask Amazon why they picked a name that was the same as a small publishing company that had been around for years and sued them into a smoking crater in the ground.
sanzky@beehaw.org
on 17 May 2024 17:00
nextcollapse
Same goes for words in foreign languages. it just causes confusion. I like how eclipse went for “temurin” (anagram for runtime) for their OpenJDK distribution. no way to cause confusion.
rwhitisissle@beehaw.org
on 18 May 2024 05:19
nextcollapse
Maven is a yiddish word for understanding, or something similar. There’s a few things that have been named after it, but as it’s in the tech space for this social non-network, it definitely has the potential to be confusing.
They were exceptionally difficult to find to install the app. That alone will keep them from being successful. Add to that that the app is not particularly impressive… I’m not sure if their chances.
darkphotonstudio@beehaw.org
on 17 May 2024 12:22
nextcollapse
These people just need to stop. We don’t need yet another social media service
drwho@beehaw.org
on 17 May 2024 16:37
nextcollapse
Isn’t this just a personal website with a links page?
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone
on 17 May 2024 17:26
nextcollapse
Maven Is a New Social Network That Eliminates Followers
otherwise known as literally every one of my accounts on any social network
Blisterexe@lemmy.zip
on 17 May 2024 22:56
collapse
… I just came back to using java for some projects, is this trying to tell me something ?
BurningRiver@beehaw.org
on 18 May 2024 09:39
nextcollapse
Do words just not fucking mean anything anymore? What exactly does “maven” have to do with any of this? Is everyone treated like an expert at everything? Is that how it works?
The entire tech industry is tiring, bullshit, and I’m exhausted with all of it.
This kind of website sounds kind of problematic and useless. The ability to follow a specific person’s post is highly useful, and highly necessary oftentimes. If you want to reduce the friction that “Following” induces; you simply need to not disclose to the users how many people are following them, nor do you need to disclose how many followers a user has. Problems solved.
The same goes for Likes. Nobody but the sender of the like should know about that like. Instead of keeping counts for the recipients to obsess over; calculate a reasonable percentage of people who we can guess “like” the post algorithmically based on views of the post and clicked likes. I get that the feedback mechanism is necessary; but it should be a gentle one that simply encourages people to post what people like and will view. This percentage should not be used to rank a post above or below other posts, unless the user viewing the list asks for the list to be sorted or ranked as such.
threaded - newest
I’m never joining another vc-backed social network whatever they promise.
This was my main concern. What’s the monetization strategy?
Seriously… The closer to three edge we get, the faster enshitification goes. No one is writing algorithms with users in mind… Not for a paycheck anyways
We’re getting to the point where we all need to carve out bubbles of curated Internet for our friends and family
So an RSS Reader (Like CommaFeed) and a Social Bookmarking like Postmarks?
Nah, I’m thinking much bigger. I’ve got an AI that can transcribe video, I’m working on one to summarize and put facts into a knowledge graph, I’ve got one that can hold a conversation, and I’ve got a script that scrapes sites and does natural language processing. I just need an agent to tie the pieces together and some control scripts to manage the containerized pieces
The idea is, my assistant will go out, read up on programming topics and build knowledge graphs with references to the source, and I’ll fix my biggest issue - shittified searches crippling my work speed
Then, I’ll send it off to find content. It’ll transcribe/summarize videos and rank them, research topics and come back with reports, and trawl my socials to find new things I might find interesting
I plan to take all that, then let my assistant create video channels to watch and additional content to read if Lemmy is slow. And if my friends and family show interest, I’ll add in hosting and an internal social media and convince them to run additional nodes at home
I’ve been working on it for a while because I saw this coming, I’ve got most of the key pieces already.
And that’s the bubble of Internet I’m building - AI curation of my Internet life, it’ll happily work away the hours deshittifying a bubble of Internet
Isn’t this just Reddit with more steps?
Other backers include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.WTF, no, this is worse in every way. So instead of being involved with the people and topics I choose, it’s instead left up to an algorithm? Somehow even more opaque than usual because of AI involvement.
This isn’t solving any problem, this is yet another mask to push content in front of people.
That looks better.
Isn’t that very similar to what TikTok does? Just with a different algorithm and maybe other content than just videos?
TLDR: Serendipity
Lemmy. Just use Lemmy.
Why is this so hard, rest of the world?
Oh yeah, because there are no millions to be made here. /bangs head with hand
Getting off social media surely is the best way to reduce stress.
Or learn to use it better, turn of push notifications and treat it as an optional way to pass time rather than something you have to constantly check.
Why would you give your new software the same name as an established and widely used software?
Ask Amazon why they picked a name that was the same as a small publishing company that had been around for years and sued them into a smoking crater in the ground.
Same goes for words in foreign languages. it just causes confusion. I like how eclipse went for “temurin” (anagram for runtime) for their OpenJDK distribution. no way to cause confusion.
Maven is a yiddish word for understanding, or something similar. There’s a few things that have been named after it, but as it’s in the tech space for this social non-network, it definitely has the potential to be confusing.
They were exceptionally difficult to find to install the app. That alone will keep them from being successful. Add to that that the app is not particularly impressive… I’m not sure if their chances.
These people just need to stop. We don’t need yet another social media service
Isn’t this just a personal website with a links page?
otherwise known as literally every one of my accounts on any social network
Ive followed you on Lemmy, checkmate
Malicious compliance
… I just came back to using java for some projects, is this trying to tell me something ?
Do words just not fucking mean anything anymore? What exactly does “maven” have to do with any of this? Is everyone treated like an expert at everything? Is that how it works?
The entire tech industry is tiring, bullshit, and I’m exhausted with all of it.
This kind of website sounds kind of problematic and useless. The ability to follow a specific person’s post is highly useful, and highly necessary oftentimes. If you want to reduce the friction that “Following” induces; you simply need to not disclose to the users how many people are following them, nor do you need to disclose how many followers a user has. Problems solved.
The same goes for Likes. Nobody but the sender of the like should know about that like. Instead of keeping counts for the recipients to obsess over; calculate a reasonable percentage of people who we can guess “like” the post algorithmically based on views of the post and clicked likes. I get that the feedback mechanism is necessary; but it should be a gentle one that simply encourages people to post what people like and will view. This percentage should not be used to rank a post above or below other posts, unless the user viewing the list asks for the list to be sorted or ranked as such.