Lizardguy

it doesn't get lower effort than me posting a post that's just the word hey and honestly there is beauty in that

I uh… I kind of feel that way about this site too. I’m intimidated by the quality of posts here and don’t feel nearly as comfortable sharing random thoughts of mine here like I do on $BIRDSITE

thank you for your service

Css posts are the early version of how people will become cohost influencers

First, I want to say that I agree that social media is shifting into establishing creators and audiences on their platforms. This is pretty clear as websites have shifted into platforms where audiences are built around content and then the creator can use that audience as a customer base (merch, advertisements, endorsements etc). However (and I'm not taking this up with you or this post specifically, I'd just like to leave it in a comment) I've seen this arms race of content quality as going hand in hand with people building a brand, rather than being tied with people putting in effort. I can put time and effort into posts, but that doesn't mean that they're going to be good or connect with anyone.

This has been my issue with Cohost; there is little room for that. It's heavily webdev and tech focused, with the "low effort posts" being in-jokes for people in that arena. It hasn't been a great place for the rest of us to be ourselves and expend that low effort in any way meaningful.

I agree with this and honestly have not really found anywhere that offers me what I really want which is like twitter/instagram/tumblr from from 5+ years ago. I love seeing mostly unstaged photos of people's day to day or the trips that they're on, shit posts, updates, goofy thoughts, etc. Right now my life is high effort enough I'm not logging on to put in the work but just to feel connected and chill out.

I don't really see this kind of stuff anywhere anymore and things just feel kind of cold and lonely. I sense that things are becoming more private (discords, group chats) and moving faster (instagram stories) but I really miss a slow, low key social feed.

A big reason why I don't use tiktok at all is because I don't want to do a big production just to post a thing. I'd like to think my posting here and mastodon is pretty low effort and that's probably partially why I like them.

i think the trend is only beginning and the division between "high effort" internet and "low effort" internet is a good thing. the way i see it, its more of a divide between "i have something worth sharing with the entire world" and "i have something worth sharing to my friends or family" and apps like bereal show a demand for the lowest possible effort posting but that kind of content is only valued by people that already really know you.

I personally like the feeling of browsing through a social media feed like a hunt for a good meme to drop in the groupchat/discord for my immediate social group to actually interact with.

I want my friends to send me "hey look at this grilled cheese i made" at 3am and its taken with phone flash.

I want ~influencers~ to show me polished thoughts and products that are worth the time i have to give to strangers to see them.

Now, that said, cohost just needs CONTENT right now in general so go fucking nuts.

What if the post button had “small post” and “large post” segments, like a toilet flush

Social media sites really overstepped their bounds in their relationship with creators when they started demanding content specifically in their format and suiting their algorithms--which of course change often--just to let us promote. Technically they were always doing it, but it started to feel way more grimy recently. Like each one was a separate job if you wanted to succeed. Personally can't wait for the current lineup to croak

I'm tired and read this as "Content Brian" and I already hate him

Yeah, as soon as it starts feeling like Work I'm pretty much out at this point. I already have a full time job!