This post contains 18+ content. You can view it if you're over 18.
#global feed
also: ##The Cohost Global Feed, #The Cohost Global Feed, ###The Cohost Global Feed, #Global Cohost Feed, #The Global Cohost Feed, #Cohost Global Feed
clearly the natural enemy of eggman is eggbug
(despite looking like this was put together in 5 minutes, this took me half an hour cause i have no idea how drawing works. but i had an idea and i executed on it and that is what matters)
My friend who works in crisis response was lamenting twitter's death because twitter is literally used as a primary source that is far quicker and more reliable than infrastructural sources.
People like her and @MxSelfDestruct (whose post led me to think more on this) are rightly looking for a replacement.
Albeit as someone not super versed in emergercy response, here are platform features that I think are required for the same kind of community reporting twitter uses:
- widespread usability in a public, globally centralized source (or at least source where localities can shift in size and spread - local-to-nyc vs local-to-queens vs local-to-lower-west-side vs local-to-area-around-george-washingon-bridge not being mutually exclusive/requiring multiple instances...on a global scale)
❌ mastodon ❌ discord ❌ facebook ❌ snapchat
- lightning-fast reporting and updating on said reports that is accessible via that shifting location-based area
many platforms can theoretically post quickly, but not all encourage this like twitter. ❌ however instagram has no sharing feature like the others.
- instantaneous sharing of said reports along with their updates - i.e, resharing one person's report thread carries the rest of their reports along automatically
❌ tumblr ❌ cohost
- an algorithm that detects which tags/reports are "trending" globally and in your area and aggregates them in a tab you can freely browse and contribute to with the correct tag
????
If people can think of anything else such a platform would need, or any platform that fits these requirements, feel free to comment. All my friend could think of was NextDoor 😬
Theoretically a crisis response platform with all these features could be coded without needing to also be a Social Media site, but getting people to use it is another thing.
