With Twitter maybe probably dying I've been thinking a lot about where social media is and where it's going. The thing that keeps rolling around in my head with trends on Instagram and a broader shift to Tiktok that it feels like we're seeing social media dividing up more between "creators" and the "audience", with most people just consuming. There's probably a lot of reasons why but one of the big ones for me is that those sites demand higher effort. Instagram photography went from normal people sharing casual photos to a predominant aesthetic of carefully staged and edited photos that require skill and professionalism; video takes more time than either text or photos to prepare in general; and Tiktok video editing takes time, skill, effort.
If a social media site's going to be a place where all its users can and do take part, it has to have a room for low-effort posting. And believe me, I'm doing my part
it’s both a duty and an obligation to do kinda shitty posts you thought up thirty seconds ago on this site. hardest battles to strongest soldiers etc
