Worlds

the dead internet theory claims that there are differences in content between mobile and desktop, which is obviously true but hilarious that it makes it out to be scary

but this makes me think about how, even though we're all on the same social media platforms, we see different things. that's not so crazy though because we all live on earth, yet experience different things.... but still a little cool to think about how we use/experience the same thing differently

so, feel free to comment your typical social media habits and usage. i'd be really interested in hearing it

anyway here's how i use it

tumblr

i don't use it as often as i did. i follow one (1) person and i look at the tags for stuff i like. if you follow a tag that isn't posted in much, you can use the "explore" tab to see if there are new posts without having to check the tag, which is how i primarily use it

before, i followed about 800 blogs and was subjected to the whims of whoever the fuck i was following. this is probably how most people experience the site, especially if you've been using it for years

instagram

used for posting art and following artists whose art i like. haven't used it much so the algorithm recommends me irrelevant stuff which keeps me off (a good thing). when i do use the explore page i only look at still images and never the reels just because i don't go on instagram to listen to sounds, which probably shows how used i am to its older, soundless version

twitter

use this one a lot. i have a personal where i follow friends and use the "following" tab so i can keep up with them. then i have a non-personal account where i follow whoever and use the dreaded "for you" tab and receive immense amounts of psychic damage (just kidding the algorithm has me down to a T, unfortunately, so i have "posts" pertaining to my "interests")

can get sucked down pretty far into the for you rabbit hole but sometimes it runs out of quality posts and starts showing you garbage and that's how i know i've gone too far

despite originally being more of a tumblr user i've come to like twitter a lot. it has a lot more characters on there and there's a surplus of normal (relative to tumblr) people. the interface also makes it so conversation flows easier, something tumblr is trying to mimic with reply threads so you know it's a liked feature

all in all i'm pretty neutral-positive towards social media but i've never used it in a way that's actively harmful to me. i think it's a nice way of keeping up with the public consciousness, which is why twitter appeals to me more, since it's a lot more chatty about mundane topics