I remember when chronological went away on a lot of platforms and if anyone tells you that you can’t have a social life online without having social media with algorithm control and target marketing and data collection, etc. etc. that doesn’t make sense because it absolutely existed, still does exist, and can exist.
I’m not saying we all have to go back to RSS feeds, but I made some good connections for many years through blogging. One such person I have been thinking about, passed away this year. I only exchanged emails with him a few times a year in the past decade, but followed his blogs for about 20 years.
A person asserting that the internet and social connections depend upon social media as it exists might be a PR mouthpiece for big tech platforms.
And yes, I have a particular influencer in mind, but they are not the only one, and it’s someone who peppers this nonsense into their content and rhetoric, which is largely stuff that appeals to an audience of people who this person knows they depend on social media and online connections the most, and I think that’s particularly shameful.
Email still exists by the way. Just sayin’.
The postal service still exists too… at least for now.