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<h1>Social Media</h1>
<p>I do not use social media. I do not find social media to be meaningful.</p>
<p>Social media as I understand it is based on ``microblogging'', i.e. short posts about a person's life, thoughts, etc. Social media is usually designed in a quick ``consumption''-oriented style, often leading to flamewars instead of in-depth discussions because of its ``quick'' and ``short'' nature. Social media recommends new posts and people to people based on what they ``like'' and ``boost'' further creating an information cocoon, ``shielding'' them from new ideas, rather than allowing for natural human distribution of good articles.</p>
<p>Instead, I read and write <a href="/#articles">articles</a> and <a href="/#other-articles">share</a> those that impress me naturally.</p>
<p>Most popular social media services <a href="https://stallman.org/facebook.html">such as facebook</a> are also nonfree and have extra problems.</p>
<p><a href="https://drewdevault.com/2022/07/09/Fediverse-toxicity.html">The Fediverse can be pretty toxic</a></p>
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<p><a href="/">Andrew Yu's Website</a></p>
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