I initially didn't understand the point of stories in apps like WhatsApp or Snapchat. I never really used any app with such a feature. Three years ago, my messaging application of choice Signal added a stories feature and their implementation makes me think that an instant messaging app like Signal could actually fill the exact use-cases that social media like Facebook are trying (and failing) to fill.
  • Bob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    6 个月前

    I use Signal the way I want Social Media to be… I share things with specific people who I think will appreciate what I’m sharing, and if I ever want to share something with everyone I chat with on Signal, then I will use Stories. I almost never use Stories because I rarely ever want to share something with everyone, however a few weeks ago I saw that someone I used to work with had posted a Story. He was breaking ground on building his new house. He has spent the past decade living extremely frugally at a campground, saving all of his money toward the goal of building a house, and now he’s begun building. It was EXACTLY the type of thing that I think we could all agree is what Social Media should be for, and since he isn’t on facebook or instagram, he used Signal.