walking mirage

after using cohost a while, starting to realize that a lotta folks on twitter/etc ("reply guys") weren't really seeing those apps as "social media" but were using it more as "engagement farm for harvesting dopamine microdoses"

chirasul @chirasul10/17/2023, 4:36 PM

like this is ultimately what it means to "have to say something" instead of "having something to say" like its more about forcing an interaction and getting a notification rather than, idk. meaningfully connecting with another person? if that makes sense? i'm sure other people have said this more eloquently than me

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Starlight Prince Ciel @StarlightPrinceCiel10/17/2023, 4:43 PM

i always did it for artists because i was of the belief that more engagement like that would help boost them for others :c

I didnt really ever expect it to lead to anything meaningful, i just assumed it to be like. Giving a wave and a nice word

chirasul @chirasul10/17/2023, 4:50 PM

oh artists love that, dont worry. im talkin more about repliers who center the attention on themselves by trying to spin a joke or a reference or something, instead of, like, giving praise or assurance

Daisy @dsy10/17/2023, 5:34 PM

i recently checked on twitter's For You tab and got fed a bunch of one single reply guy i met in college and... holy cow yeah, i think you're onto something here

walking mirage @atomicthumbs10/17/2023, 6:17 PM

A lot of people on Twitter post for the interactions so they can get the notification and get a little dopamine hit from it

walking mirage @atomicthumbs10/17/2023, 6:17 PM

This reminds me of something unrelated that if I took a step back I would recognize is of no importance or interest to anyone but myself

chirasul @chirasul10/18/2023, 3:37 AM

[the ❤️ of acknowledgement but no reply or repost will be administered]

walking mirage @atomicthumbs10/18/2023, 6:31 AM

I smile to myself as I pledge to do this again next time, as it was positively received. I am happy to have my actions reinforced

walking mirage @atomicthumbs10/17/2023, 6:18 PM

Is this a reference to Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku? That's one of my favorite animes

muln @dedusmulntxt10/17/2023, 8:23 PM

many of those on blue sky
but theyre easier to avoid than on twitter

@Ririsu10/19/2023, 7:19 PM

I never rechost with comment here because it feels like I'm trying to steal their thunder, lol. Plenty of folks do a good job building off of each other, but I do both separately because I'm too anxious xP

To be clear, that is a me problem :P

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